Publications by authors named "Devina Savant"

KM is an 11-year-old autistic boy followed by a developmental-behavioral pediatrician (DBP) practicing within a multidisciplinary autism center. He had been prescribed various attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications over the years, most recently dextroamphetamine-amphetamine extended-release capsule 10 mg daily.KM initially presented to the DBP for diagnostic confirmation of autism and ADHD at the age of 7 years.

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Objectives: To investigate the relationship between food insecurity and developmental delay and/or behavior problems (DD/PB) in US children aged 2 to 5 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Data from 14,464 children aged 2 to 5 years from the National Survey of Children's Health from 2016 to 2017 were analyzed. Children with food insecurity came from families reporting they sometimes or often could not afford nutritious meals.

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