Developmental Trajectories of Feeding Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although feeding problems are a common concern in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), few longitudinal studies have examined their persistence over time. The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental progression of feeding problems across four time points in preschoolers with ASD.

Methods

Group-based trajectory analyses revealed four distinct trajectories of feeding problems in our sample (N = 396).

Results

The majority of children showed levels of feeding problems that were low from the outset and stable (Group 1; 26.3%) or moderate and declining over time (Group 2; 38.9%). A third group (26.5%) showed high levels of feeding problems as preschoolers that declined to the average range by school age. Few participants (8.3%) showed evide

SUBMITTER: Peverill S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature