Feeding Challenges in Children With Autism and the Relationship With Parent and Child Outcomes

Abstract

Date Presented 03/26/20 This study presents the relationships between different types of feeding challenges for children with ASD to specific sensory patterns, parenting stress, and overall adaptive behaviors. The findings of this study suggest children with ASD demonstrate unique patterns of feeding challenges and sensory responses that are significantly connected to parenting stress and adaptive behavior and can inform the development of targeted family-centered feeding interventions. Primary Author and Speaker: Brittany St. John Additional Authors and Speakers: Molly Hamre, Karla Ausderau Contributing Authors: Muhammad Al-Heizan, Kate Dorrance, Colleen Althoff