Objective To investigate current status and related factors of feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),in order to provide reference for behavior modification of feeding problems in ASD children. Methods Totally 119 ASD children and 185 normal children were enrolled in this study from August 2015 to January 2016. Brief Autism Mealtime Behaviors Inventory (BAMBI) was used to assess feeding problems. The correlation between related factors and feeding problems was analyzed by spearman correlation analysis. Results The scores of food refusal,limited variety of food and BAMBI total scores in ASD boys were significantly higher than those in normal boys (9.64±3.18 vs. 8.15±2.85,P=0.003; 21.21±5.53 vs. 18.76±4.93,P=0.004; 41.44±9.41 vs. 37.05±7.41,P=0.001). ASD girls had more feeding flexibility-hurtful behaviors when eating scores than boys with ASD (12.17±2.25 vs. 10.58±2.60,P=0.029). Compared with normal boys,boys with low-functioning autism had higher scores on the scores of food refusal,feeding flexibility-hurtful behavior when eating and BAMBI total scores (9.83±3.21 vs. 7.61±2.56,P=0.004; 11.72±3.03 vs. 10.07±2.31,P=0.029; 42.62±10.54 vs. 36.89±7.41,P=0.028). In ASD children,food refusal was positively related with stereotypic behavior,self-injurious behavior,compulsive behavior,ritualistic/sameness behavior and restricted interests(P＜0.05). Moreover,feeding flexibility-hurtful behavior was positively related to age,stereotypic behavior,compulsive behavior and restricted interests(P＜0.05). Limited variety of food had positive correlation with stereotypic behavior,compulsive behavior,ritualistic/sameness behavior and restricted interests(P＜0.05). Conclusions ASD boys have more feeding problems than normal boys,and repetitive and stereotypic behavior probably affect feeding problems in children with low-functioning ASD. Clinical medical staff should pay more attention to such problems and individual behavior modification in ASD children.
Key words
autism spectrum disorder /
feeding problems /
related factors
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