Detecting Feeding Problems in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Detecting Feeding Problems in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Jan 16;:
Authors: van Dijk MWG, Buruma ME, Blijd-Hoogewys EMA
Abstract
Feeding problems are prevalent in children with ASD. We investigated whether the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS, Ramsay et al. in Pediatrics and Child Health 16:147-151, 2011) can be used for young children with ASD. Participants (1-6 years) were selected from a clinical ASD sample (n = 80) and a general population sample (n = 1389). Internal consistency was good in both samples. In general, parents of children with ASD reported more feeding problems than those from the population sample. The response patterns on the individual items was highly similar. There was a slight increase in symptoms with age in the population sample, but not in the ASD sample. These results suggest that the MCH-FS can be used in populations that include children with ASD.
PMID: 33452969 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: van Dijk MWG, Buruma ME, Blijd-Hoogewys EMA Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research