Suarez Michelle A
Michelle A. Suarez, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo;
Am J Occup Ther. 2017 Nov/Dec;71(6):7106220020p1-7106220020p6. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2017.022152.
Studies using parent-report measures have described the high prevalence of food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, few studies have documented food acceptance in a controlled laboratory environment. The objective of this study was to compare laboratory food acceptance in children with ASD with that of children with typical development (TD). In addition, the relationships between food acceptance and the child's age, sensory processing pattern, and autism severity were explored. Results indicate that children with autism (n = 31) accepted fewer foods in the laboratory environment than the children with TD (n = 21) and that food acceptance was related to age but not to ASD severity. In addition, sensory processing scores were associated with food acceptance for the combined ASD and TD groups. Results are discussed in the context of the literature. This information has the potential to support evaluation and treatment of food selectivity.
使用家长报告测量方法的研究已经描述了自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童中食物选择性的高患病率。然而，很少有研究记录在受控实验室环境中的食物接受情况。本研究的目的是比较ASD儿童与典型发育（TD）儿童在实验室中的食物接受情况。此外，还探讨了食物接受与儿童年龄、感觉加工模式和自闭症严重程度之间的关系。结果表明，自闭症儿童（n = 31）在实验室环境中接受的食物比TD儿童（n = 21）少，并且食物接受与年龄有关，而与ASD严重程度无关。此外，感觉加工分数与ASD和TD合并组的食物接受有关。结合文献对结果进行了讨论。这些信息有可能支持对食物选择性的评估和治疗。
