Skeletal Growth Dysregulation in Australian Male Infants and Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Cherie C GreenCheryl DissanayakeDanuta Z LoeschMinh BuiJosephine BarbaroPublished in: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research (2018)
Recent findings suggest that infants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are smaller in size at birth compared to typically developing infants but grow larger than their peers during the first year. Little is known about their rate of growth, especially for height and weight. Our findings confirmed that infants with ASD are smaller in size at birth for head circumference (HC), height, and weight, but grow at a faster rate in HC and height than their peers from birth to 3 years.