ArticleNutrients2025
Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and in Typically Developing Peers: Sensory Processing, Parental Practices, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Eating and Sleep Disturbances in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Turkey: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
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- An interdisciplinary clinical framework for managing children with autism spectrum disorder in paediatric dentistry.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Review
- Deconstructing the Diet-Language Myth in Autism: A Divergent V-Type Model.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Body weight in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Cluster analysis based on sensory characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorder and its impact on emotional and behavioral manifestations and parenting stress.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Calcium and Gut Microbial Composition and Metabolic Pathways in Children with Autism.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Research progress on dietary characteristics and feeding interventions in children with autism spectrum disorder: a narrative review.Translational pediatrics · 2026Review
- Beyond the plate: nutritional gaps and health risks in selective eaters with ASD - a narrative review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Review
- Performance of Daily Living Activities of Autistic Children With Sensory Processing Difficulties: Caregivers' Perceptions.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Food Selectivity, Adaptive Functioning and Behavioral Profile in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Review
- Indicators Used to Identify ARFID: A Cross-Sectional Study with Professionals in Spain.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesFood selectivity is a prevalent and challenging issue in childhood, particularly in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may result in restricted dietary patterns and nutrient deficiencies. This study aimed to identify high-risk subgroups of children by combining food selectivity, diet, BMI, gastrointestinal symptoms, sensory processing, and parental feeding practices in children with ASD and in typically developing children (TDC).
methodsTo achieve this aim, we ran a cross-sectional, survey-based study, including 408 children (aged 3 to 12.11 years), with gender-matched groups. Both parents completed a survey on children's diet, anthropometric curves, gastrointestinal symptoms, and the Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI), Short Sensory Profile (SSP), and Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire (CFSQ). Data analysis included comparative tests, correlations, and k-means cluster analysis.
resultsChildren with ASD exhibited significantly greater sensory processing difficulties, higher food refusal, limited food variety in the diet, and autism-related mealtime characteristics compared with TDC across all age groups. Caregivers of children with ASD reported higher controlling and contingency management feeding practices compared to the parents of the TDC. We found a strong correlation between sensory sensitivities and feeding issues. Notably, Body Mass Index (BMI) was not significantly associated with dietary restriction or gastrointestinal symptoms. Cluster analysis revealed a high-risk sub-phenotype in both groups of children with some differences, characterized by high food selectivity, taste, tactile, and smell sensitivity, gastrointestinal symptoms, and overactive parental practices.
conclusionsThe early identification of this subgroup might foster more tailored, multidisciplinary, and effective assessment and clinical intervention.
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