Breaking the Cycle of Food Selectivity: How MEAL PlanR Supports Autistic Children and Their Families

• By: E. Emilie Weiner, MA, BCBA Alexis Bancroft, PhD Cynthia Martin, PsyD The Child Mind Institute
• April 4th, 2025
• feeding challenges, food selectivity, interventions, nutrition, parent-mediated therapy, picky eating, Spring 2025 Issue, therapy
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Limited and picking eating is a common occurrence for children with autism. Feeding challenges include food selectivity, food refusal, behavioral rigidity during meals, and limited dietary variety (Sharp et al., 2013). Upwards of 89% of autistic individuals have feeding difficulties (Cermak et al.,...