Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity and Screen Time Among Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

@article{Healy2018EnvironmentalFA,
  title={Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity and Screen Time Among Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder},
  author={Se{\'a}n Healy and Jeanette M. Garcia and Justin A. Haegele},
  journal={Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders},
  year={2018},
  volume={50},
  pages={1572-1579}
}
This study aimed to examine how environmental factors are associated with physical activity (PA) and screen-time (ST) among children with and without ASD (n = 1380 and 1411, respectively). For TD children, the absence of a bedroom television and neighborhood support were associated with PA. For children with ASD, no environmental factors were associated with PA. Regarding ST, the presence of a bedroom television, absence of limits on ST, lack of neighborhood amenities and support, and adverse… 
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