Understanding Feeding Problems in Autistic Children: Exploring the Interplay between Internalizing Symptoms and Sensory Features

Autor/inn/en	Crippa, Alessandro; Colombo, Paola; De Cosmi, Valentina; Mazzocchi, Alessandra; Scaglioni, Silvia; Spolidoro, Giulia Carla Immacolata; Bettocchi, Silvia; D'Oria, Veronica; Viganò, Nicole; Mani, Elisa; Molteni, Massimo; Agostoni, Carlo
Titel	Understanding Feeding Problems in Autistic Children: Exploring the Interplay between Internalizing Symptoms and Sensory Features
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 8, S.2165-2174 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Crippa, Alessandro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221080227
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Eating Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Perceptual Impairments; Emotional Problems; Behavior Problems; Infants; Toddlers; Preschool Children; Child Behavior; Foreign Countries; Individual Characteristics; Italy; Child Behavior Checklist; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Italien
Abstract	Feeding/behavior problems are highly prevalent in autistic children. This study aimed to explore the interplay between autistic features, sensory processing patterns, emotional/behavioral difficulties, and feeding problems in children with a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Ninety-nine children aged 1.5-5 years were assessed using the Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI), the Child Behavior Checklist, the Revised Sensory Profile--Second Edition (SP-2), and the Food Frequency Questionnaire. The sample was divided into two subgroups based on the presence of feeding behavior problems as rated by parents on the CEBI. Children with feeding problems showed more severe internalizing symptoms and were more reactive to sensory stimuli than children without feeding problems. We also found a significant relationship between higher levels of autistic features and greater feeding behavior problems. A mediation analysis model indicated that this relationship was mediated by sensory processing, as reflected by SP-2 quadrants scores. Although preliminary, these findings suggest that children with higher levels of autistic features could be at greater risk of developing feeding behavior problems only if they also have a higher sensory sensitivity to environmental stimuli. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01