Sensory and Behavioral Aspects With Particular Attention to Food Selectivity in Children With Autism
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Brief Summary: Eating problems and in particular food selectivity is a condition that worsens a long-life disorder such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) , both on an individual level, both on family and social ones . Children (2-6 years) diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 Edition (DSM5) criteria were enrolled in an observational, cross-sectional and multicentric study conducted by three different Italian clinical centers. Regarding this sample, principal aims of the study are to describe characteristics of food selectivity, to evaluate its correlation with ASD symptoms, with cognitive and adaptive functioning of ASD preschoolers, to describe its impact on parental stress.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria * Children (2-6 years) * diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 criteria at the IRCCS Stella Maris institute (Operational Unit 3 ASD Department) Exclusion Criteria: * Brain Malformation * Genetic syndromes * specifical neurological signs * prematurity * epilepsy * non free diet.