ArticleThe Psychiatric quarterly2024
The Sensory Profiles, Eating Behaviors, and Quality of Life of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
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- Feeding Behaviours in Families With Children or Young People With Autism: A Systematic Review.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Physical health complications in children and young people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID): a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Pooled it
- Pica, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and rumination disorder in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Associations Between Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Dimensions and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Beyond the plate: nutritional gaps and health risks in selective eaters with ASD - a narrative review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Review
- Eating Behaviors and Energy and Nutrient Intakes in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with and Without Sensory Integration Difficulties.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Current Status of the Identification, Differential Diagnosis, and Psychological Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Italian translation of the Nine-Item ARFID Screen (NIAS-IT) for ARFID surveillance in a dietetic service.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Exploring sensory aspects of cutlery in neurodivergent-informed eating disorder care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of school-based active breaks on motor competence, physical fitness, academic outcomes, and health behaviors in Chilean preschoolers: protocol for a three-arm, non-randomized cluster-controlled mixed-methods trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Portuguese children aged 2-10 years: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Indicators Used to Identify ARFID: A Cross-Sectional Study with Professionals in Spain.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Nutrition-Related Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case-Control Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Parental psychopathology and expressed emotion in children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
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- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oral Implications, and Oral Microbiota.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms in gender diverse adults and their relation to autistic traits, ADHD traits, and sensory sensitivities.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Cytomegalovirus-Reactive IgG Correlates with Increased IL-6 and IL-1β Levels, Affecting Eating Behaviours and Tactile Sensitivity in Children with Autism.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) levels in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex are negatively associated with food motivation in a pediatric sample.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A living experience proposal for the co-occurring diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and other eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Eating disorders frequently accompany autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One such novel eating disorder is avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This study compares the eating attitudes, quality of life, and sensory processing of typically developing children (TDC), autistic children, and autistic children with ARFID. A total of 111 children aged 4-10 with a diagnosis of ASD and ARFID (n = 37), ASD without ARFID (n = 37), and typical development (n = 37) were recruited. After an interview in which Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) was administered, Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) and Sensory Profile (SP) were completed by caregivers. Autistic children with ARFID had higher scores in CEBQ subscales relating to low appetite and lower scores on the subscales associated with weight gain. Both groups of autistic children scored lower than TDC on all PedsQL subscales and autistic children with ARFID had lower social QL scores than both groups. SRS scores were highest in autistic children with ARFID, followed by autistic and typically developing children. CARS scores were similar in both groups of autistic children, but higher than TDC. Auditory, vision, touch, multi-sensory, oral processing scores; as well as all quadrant scores, were significantly lower in autistic children with ARFID. Oral sensory processing scores were found to be the most significant predictor of ARFID comorbidity in ASD and reliably predicted ARFID in autistic children in the clinical setting. Autistic children with ARFID demonstrate differences in social functioning, sensory processing, eating attitudes, and quality of life compared to autistic and TD children.
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