Feeding Issues Associated with the Autism Spectrum Disorders

Nadon, Geneviève; Feldman, Debbie Ehrmann; Gisel, Erika G.

doi:10.5772/53644

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“…The construction of children’s dietary behavior requires sensorimotor, social and psychological skills ( de Suremain and Razy, 2012 ). The process is sometimes difficult: eating disorders affect 13–50% of neuro-typically (NT) developed children, but more than 80% of children with ASD ( Ledford and Gast, 2006 ; Nadon et al, 2013 ). In particular, selectivity is by far the most common problem encountered by children with ASD ( Sharp et al, 2013 ; Cermak et al, 2014 ; Rastam and Wentz, 2014 ).…”

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Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Relationship to Food Neophobia

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Atypical sensory functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been well documented in the last decade for the visual, tactile and auditory systems, but olfaction in ASD is still understudied. The aim of the present study was to examine whether children with ASD and neuro-typically (NT) developed children differed in odor perception, at the cognitive (familiarity and identification ability), sensorimotor (olfactory exploration) and affective levels (hedonic evaluation). Because an important function of the sense of smell is its involvement in eating, from food selection to appreciation and recognition, a potential link between odor perception and food neophobia was also investigated. To these ends, 10 children between 6 and 13 years old diagnosed with ASD and 10 NT control children were tested. To compare performance, 16 stimuli were used and food neophobia was assessed by the parents on a short food neophobia scale. Results revealed that (i) significant hedonic discrimination between attractive and aversive odors was observed in NT (p = 0.005; d = 2.378) and ASD children (p = 0.042; d = 0.941), and (ii) hedonic discrimination level was negatively correlated with food neophobia scores in ASD (p = 0.007) but not NT children. In conclusion, this study offers new insights into odor perception in ASD children, highlighting a relationship between odor hedonic reactivity and eating behavior. This opens up new perspectives on both (i) the role of olfaction in the construction of eating behavior in ASD children, and (ii) the measurement and meaning of food neophobia in this population.

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Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Relationship to Food Neophobia

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“…Summaries of investigations on the prevalence of feeding and swallowing disorders in children indicate that 33% to 80% of children with developmental delays and 46% to 89% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders experience swallowing and feeding challenges ( Burklow, Phelps, Schultz, McConnell, & Rudolph, 1998 ; Lefton-Greif & Arvedson, 2007 ; Linscheid, 2006 ; Nadon, Feldman, & Gisel, 2013 ). Main reasons for this variability in prevalence estimates include differences in assessment methods, and studies’ methodologies, as well as the inherent variability of these pediatric populations.…”

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Telepractice for Pediatric Dysphagia: A Case Study

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A closed-ended intensive pediatric swallowing telepractice program was developed and piloted in one pediatric patient with Opitz BBB/G and Asperger’s Syndromes, oropharyngeal dysphagia and aerophagia. The present study is a case report. Outcome variables included behavioral, swallowing and quality of life variables, and were assessed at baseline and at the end of the four-week program. Selective variables were also assessed at a follow-up family interview four weeks post program completion. Over the four-week intervention period, the patient demonstrated substantial improvements in: oral acceptance of eating-related objects and a variety of foods (behavioral variable), timing of voluntary saliva swallows and aerophagia levels (swallowing variables) and quality of life. Follow-up interview analysis showed that most skills were retained or improved one-month post intervention. This intensive telepractice program proved to be feasible and effective for this pediatric patient with dysphagia.

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“…Accompagnement biographique et construction du comportement alimentaire chez les enfants avec un trouble du spectre de l'autisme Anne-Claude Luisier 4 Il n'y a pas de consensus sur la définition des problèmes ou difficultés alimentaires dans la littérature scientifique (pour une revue voir Nadon et al, 2013), ce qui peut expliquer la largeur des fourchettes d'occurrences. 5 Il n'existe pas de définition consensuelle de la sélectivité alimentaire si ce n'est la consommation d'un nombre restreint d'aliments (Bandini et al, 2010).…”

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Accompagnement biographique et construction du comportement alimentaire chez les enfants avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme

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2018

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Les enfants et les adolescents avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) rencontrent fréquemment des problèmes alimentaires, en particulier une grande sélectivité qui rend leur vie et celle de leurs proches compliquées. Cette recherche qualitative utilise une approche biographique pour une étude de cas auprès d’une adolescente avec un TSA qui présente une forte sélectivité alimentaire. Dans un premier temps, après une brève présentation du TSA, les enjeux sous-jacents à l’acte de manger sont décrits. Puis, des éléments de compréhension du lien que l’adolescente a construit avec le monde alimentaire sont proposés sur la base de son histoire de vie.

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Feeding Issues Associated with the Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cited by 24 publications

References 115 publications

Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Relationship to Food Neophobia

Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Relationship to Food Neophobia

Telepractice for Pediatric Dysphagia: A Case Study

Accompagnement biographique et construction du comportement alimentaire chez les enfants avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme

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