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Validation of the Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI) Questionnaire.

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Abstract
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This study aims to translate the Brief Autism Mealtime Behaviour Inventory (BAMBI) questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese, in order to provide a tool to be used in clinic routine that encourages the evaluation of the feeding behaviour of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The final sample contained 410 participants, the mean age was 9.58 ± 1.2 and the majority of participants were male (95%). Validation of this questionnaire allows a structured evaluation for this population to be integrated not only into the clinical routine but also to help parent's interventions about the eating problems and possible consequences. This is of utmost importance, since parents are reporting the nutritional aspects more often, and studies indicate that up to 80% of ASD patients may present feeding behavior problems.

Year of Publication
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2019
Journal
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Volume
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49
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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2536-2544
ISSN Number
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0162-3257
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04006-z
DOI
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10.1007/s10803-019-04006-z
Short Title
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J Autism Dev Disord
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