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SynthesisEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2022

Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.

Emy Nimbley, Lisa Golds, Helen Sharpe, Karri Gillespie-Smith, Fiona Duffy

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Synthesis in European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07631455 (Effects of Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide on Smell, Taste, and Sensory Sensitivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07631455 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide on Smell, Taste, and Sensory Sensitivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Campania Luigi VanvitelliRan2024 to 2025Enrolled80ConditionsAutism, Smell Dysfunction, Taste Alterations, Sensorial DisturbanceArmssupplement (Paidinil® HD, Epitech Group SpA, Saccolongo, Padova, Italy) containing 12% umPEA, Lactobacillus and Omega Fatty acids
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022
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  6. Blood biomarkers for the prediction of idiopathic taste dysfunction: a case-control study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  12. Reduced Habituation: A Key to Understanding Sensory Sensitivity in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Emy NimbleySchool of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5888-1555
Lisa GoldsSchool of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Helen SharpeSchool of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Karri Gillespie-SmithSchool of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Fiona DuffySchool of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9162-9722

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the relationship between sensory processing and a broad range of eating behaviours across the lifespan.

methodsFive electronic databases of published and unpublished quantitative studies were systematically searched, evaluated for risk of bias and synthesised according to identified eating outcomes.

resultsAcross 25 studies, there was consistent evidence of a relationship between sensory processing and a range of eating behaviours. There was early evidence for the particular role of taste/smell sensitivities, as well as hypersensitivities, although future research is needed looking at different sensory patterns and modalities. There was also tentative evidence to suggest this relationship extends across development. DISCUSSION: Study findings are discussed in relation to implications for sensory-based eating and feeding interventions and the development of eating disorders. Methodological and conceptual limitations are discussed and suggestions for future research are made to address these limitations. A broader investigation of multi-sensory issues and clearly defined eating behaviours, including disordered eating in clinically diagnosed samples, will allow for a more comprehensive and robust understanding of the relationship between sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderFeeding and Eating DisordersFeeding BehaviorHumansPerceptionTasteautismeating behaviourssensory processingsensory sensitivities

Identifiers

PMID35737818
PMCPMC9545673

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