NIH R01 · 2025
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are one of the most common concerns reported by families of autistic children and youth and can have significant lifelong impacts on health, quality of life, and participation. Existing research, however, primarily relies on parent report and is cross-sectional, leaving a gap in our understanding of GI trajectories, i.e., how the symptoms emerge, including clinical and behavioral indicators; and how they develop (and potentially change) over time. Further, existing research lacks standard approaches to measuring GI symptoms; and a dearth of research using large, diverse, real-world clinical datasets limits our understanding of which…
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