“Autism Eats:” Preliminary Analyses of a Nutrition Education Intervention for Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience up to 5 times more feeding problems, including problematic mealtime behaviors and food selectivity (ie, a narrow variety of foods), compared to their neurotypical peers, which may increase the risk for developing poor eating behaviors. A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) is being conducted to determine whether a nutrition education intervention for toddlers with ASD is efficacious to improve mealtime and eating behaviors compared to the enhanced usual care (EUC) group.

Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Heewon Gray, Eunsook Kim, Tiantian Pang, Claudia Jimenez, Alanis Rosado, Jana Kandil, Ankeeta Klinger, Emily Shaffer, Heather Agazzi, Raymond Miltenberger, Marilyn Stern Tags: SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies: Nutrition Education Program Design Implementation and Evaluation Source Type: research