TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of eating behaviors between children with and without autism
AU - Schreck, Kimberly A.
AU - Williams, Keith
AU - Smith, Angela F.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was partially funded from a grant to K.A. Schreck & K. Williams from the Pennsylvania State University Research Council. Thanks are given to the many families, support groups, and schools that participated in our study. Special thanks are given to the Eden school and the South Eastern school district for their cooperation with distributing questionnaires to the families of their students.
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/8
Y1 - 2004/8
N2 - Although clinicians typically assume that feeding problems co-exist with a diagnosis of autism, no previous research has compared the eating behavior of children with autism to typically developing children. This study compared caregiver report of eating problems of children with and without autism on a standardized questionnaire. The questionnaire included items pertaining to food refusal and acceptance patterns as well as food presentation requirements. Caregivers were also asked to complete a food inventory that indicated the number of foods eaten within each food group for both the child and the family. Results indicated children with autism have significantly more feeding problems and eat a significantly narrower range of foods than children without autism.
AB - Although clinicians typically assume that feeding problems co-exist with a diagnosis of autism, no previous research has compared the eating behavior of children with autism to typically developing children. This study compared caregiver report of eating problems of children with and without autism on a standardized questionnaire. The questionnaire included items pertaining to food refusal and acceptance patterns as well as food presentation requirements. Caregivers were also asked to complete a food inventory that indicated the number of foods eaten within each food group for both the child and the family. Results indicated children with autism have significantly more feeding problems and eat a significantly narrower range of foods than children without autism.
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U2 - 10.1023/B:JADD.0000037419.78531.86
DO - 10.1023/B:JADD.0000037419.78531.86
M3 - Article
C2 - 15449518
AN - SCOPUS:4344631861
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 34
SP - 433
EP - 438
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 4
ER -