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Interdisciplinary Treatment for Pediatric Elimination Disorders

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Elimination disorders are common childhood concerns that are often distressing for children and parents. These disorders occur at a higher rate in children with neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can lead to significant functional impairment at home, school, and in the community. Enuresis, or developmentally inappropriate urination behaviors, can occur during the day, at night, or both. Encopresis, or fecal incontinence, is the passage of stool into inappropriate places such as one’s clothing or onto the floor. Biological and psychobehavioral underpinnings of elimination disorders will be addressed in this chapter. Gold standard interdisciplinary treatment of elimination disorders will be discussed and the evidence for this approach reviewed.

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    Christina Low Kapalu, Cy Nadler & Laura Slosky

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    Christina Low Kapalu, Cy Nadler & Laura Slosky

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

    Christina Low Kapalu & Laura Slosky

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Low Kapalu, C., Nadler, C., Brei, N., Slosky, L. (2019). Interdisciplinary Treatment for Pediatric Elimination Disorders. In: Rieske, R.D. (eds) Handbook of Interdisciplinary Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13027-5_9

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