Food selectivity in autism: Expanding the palate (and palette)

Some picky eating is normal. However, children with autism can take picky eating to the next level. Limiting their palates to the infamous “beige diet” (things like chicken nuggets and French fries), insisting on pureed textures well past developmentally appropriate ages, and demanding not only specific types of foods, but also specific brands (with immediate recognition of stealth substitutions) are just a few examples. What happe ns when primary care guidance and work with outpatient speech and occupational therapists does not help? Pediatric feeding disorders programs providing skilled, intensive feeding therapy are a useful, and also geographically limited and labor-intensive resource.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research