There are many types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa involves weight loss and an extreme fear of weight gain. People with anorexia nervosa have a distorted body image.Bulimia nervosa involves binging and purging. Binge eating involves eating large amount of food in a short amount of time ...
Food avoidance is not unusual in autism, even among adults with Autism, but typically, this avoidance is not related to concerns about weight or body image but sensory sensitivity. Some people with Autism may avoid certain foods because they do not like the texture of th...
results suggest that, in addition to other factors such as a social context, following a progression from unimodal to multimodal stimuli, the support of the child as an agent, and finally paying attention to the child's own rhythm, sensory familiarization may change food acceptance in autism.doi...
The present study focused on three subscales of the CEBQ: emotional overeating, food fussiness and emotional undereating. This was based on previous studies reporting these behaviors as potential predictors of ED symptoms later in life [2, 3, 5]. Items from each subscale were rated on a 5-...
autism spectrum disorder;eating patterns;food selectivity Share and Cite MDPI and ACS Style Ahumada, D.; Guzmán, B.; Rebolledo, S.; Opazo, K.; Marileo, L.; Parra-Soto, S.; Viscardi, S. Eating Patterns in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Healthcare2022,10, 1829. https://doi.org...
Pica.This is when someone eats things that aren't food, such as grass, dirt, or chalk. It's often linked to mental health conditions such as autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia. Pica can be harmful to your health if not treated. ...
Results: Functional assessment indicated that food refusal behaviors were maintained by escape and avoidance of non-preferred foods. The increase in the amount and range of food eaten was reported during activities at home and school setting. Eating disorders were not reported among the enrolled ...
Eating disorders frequently accompany autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One such novel eating disorder is avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This study compares the eating attitudes, quality of life, and sensory processing of typically developing children (TDC), autistic children, and au...
byCardiff University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Children who experience eating difficulties, including undereating, overeating, and fussy eating are more likely to experience pica—an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items such as paper or soap—finds new research by Cardiff University....
Abbreviations AQ-S Autism-Spectrum Quotient short-version (28 items) ARFID Avoidance/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder ASC Autism Spectrum Conditions BMI Body Mass Index DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (21 item version) ED Eating disorders EDEQ Eating Disorder Examination ...