Evaluating and Treating Restrictive Eating in Children with Autism

• By: Alana Telesford, PhD Shannon Santoro, MS Cynthia Martin, PsyD Autism Center at the Child Mind Institute
• July 19th, 2022
• assessment, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, children, evidence-based treatment, food acceptance, food preferences, picky eating, restrictive eating, Summer 2022 Issue
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Picky eating is common for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Autistic individuals often show atypical eating patterns and have more difficulty with mealtime behaviors in comparison to their non-autistic peers (Christensen et al., 2019; Mayes & Zickgraf, 2019; Sharp et al., 2013)....