Meal time behavior difficulties but not nutritional deficiencies correlate with sensory processing in children with autism spectrum disorder

Publication date: July 2017
Source:Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 66
Author(s): Yael Shmaya, Sigal Eilat-Adar, Yael Leitner, Shimon Reif, Lidia V. Gabis
BackgroundFood aversion and nutritional difficulties are common in children with autism spectrum disorder.AimTo compare meal time behavior of children with autism to their typically developing siblings and to typical controls and to examine if sensory profiles can predict meal time behavior or nutritional deficiencies in the autism group.



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