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Impact of Improving Gastrointestinal Symptoms on Autism Symptoms and Oxidative Stress
Bu çalışma, otizm spektrum bozukluğu (autism spectrum disorder) ve fonksiyonel kabızlık (functional constipation) olan çocuklarda, sindirim şikayetlerinin iyileştirilmesinin otizm belirtileri ve oksidatif stres üzerindeki etkisini araştırmıştır. Çalışmaya 5-17 yaş arası, otizm ve fonksiyonel kabızlık tanısı olan çocuklar dahil edilmiştir. Faz uygulanmayan bir çalışma olup tamamlanmıştır.
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Inclusion Criteria:
* English or Spanish-speaking of any ethnicity
* Boys or girls aged 5 years 0 months to 17 years 11 months
* A clinical diagnosis of functional constipation (FC) for the ASD+/FC+ group, with or without encopresis
* Clinical assessment of ASD using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV or V criteria)
* ADOS-validated diagnosis of ASD
* Gestational age between 36 and 42 weeks
* Birth weight of at least 2500 grams
* Children with suspected or an existing clinical diagnosis of ASD and FC will be recruited and consented for the study. Assessments and clinical diagnosis may be completed and confirmed through the Baseline study visit for subjects to be eligible.
* Teacher participation is not required for child participation. However, teacher participation will be requested around the time of child enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe sensory or motor impairments (deafness, blindness;
* Identified inherited metabolic, syndromic, or progressive neurological disorders (including epilepsy, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, Fragile X Syndrome);
* A non-functional GID, such as ulcerative colitis, Celiac disease or Hirschsprung's disease;
* Failure to meet birth weight/gestational age as noted above
* Participation in another ASD research study at the same time
* Not enrolled in an ASD intervention program