Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Sarah Stack, MSN, PMHNP

Sarah

Stack

MSN, PMHNP

VMG Nurse Practictioner

Division of General Psychiatry

sarah.l.stack@vumc.org

Corbett: Pre-teens with ASD experience distinct physical changes

July 1, 2021

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Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience distinct physical changes – including a higher body mass index and advanced pubertal onset – that could heighten social stressors, according to research led by Blythe Corbett, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.