Investigation on diet behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHOU Zi-yun; TAO Xi-cheng; ZHU Jing; XU Wen-cheng; YANG Li; TANG Jiu-lai

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-06-17

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6) : 613-616. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-06-17

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Investigation on diet behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder

ZHOU Zi-yun,TAO Xi-cheng,ZHU Jing,XU Wen-cheng,YANG Li,TANG Jiu-lai

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Objectiv To study the dietary behavior problems of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to provide a basis for the establishment of autism self-care ability training method. Method Caregiver report of eating problems and general information of 53 ASD children and 50 typically developing children were compared. Result In the experiment group,the incidences of unhealthy dietary behaviors were higher than those of control group in all the four dimensions:eating capacity,mealtime behavior,food selection and feeding behavior.There were 32 cases (60%) children with difficulty chewing,30 cases (57%) need to be fed,refuse all food occurred in 8 cases (15%),while the incidence rate was 0% in the control group.In addition,the incidences of children can not be at a table,eat more than 30 minutes of time,need a particular table / tableware placed,or require specific tableware,do not want to specific new food were also significantly higher than those of the control group. Conclusions Eating behavior problems are prevalent in children with autism than typically developing children,there are many types of problems and the extent of the deep.Eating behavior is one of the most important project of the self-care ability training of children with autism.

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autism / eating behavior / food choices / feeding behavior / self-care ability

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ZHOU Zi-yun,TAO Xi-cheng,ZHU Jing,XU Wen-cheng,YANG Li,TANG Jiu-lai. Investigation on diet behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2015, 23(6): 613-616 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2015-23-06-17

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