Associations of Autistic Traits and Autism with Incontinence and Constipation in a UK Birth Cohort.
There is evidence that children with autism/autistic traits have higher risks of incontinence and constipation, but no studies have examined this in a large community-based cohort. Aim/Research question: are autistic traits and diagnosed autism prospectively associated with increased odds of inconti...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 1999 - 2009 |
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Springer Nature
May2026
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