%0 Journal Article
%T Mealtime feeding behaviors and gastrointestinal dysfunction in children with classic autism compared with normal sibling controls
%A Vahe Badalyan
%A Richard H. Schwartz
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 150-160
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2012.22025
%X Introduction: We compared the frequency and duration of specific mealtime behaviors and GI dysfunction in children with classic autism to typically-developing siblings. Survey Method: A 41-item on-line parent survey. Statistics: Chi square and binomial logistical regression. Results: 79 children with classic autism matched with a normally-developing sibling. Logistic Regression Analysis Revealed: Dislike of new foods and bizarre mealtime mannerisms, were more frequent in those with classic autism (p < 0.01). They also had higher odds ratio of constipation and fecal incontinence (p < 0.01). 40% of children with classic autism had been on GFCF diets (p < 0.01). Only 1% of those children on a gluten-free diet had a biopsy-proven diagnosis of celiac disease. Conclusion: Children with classic autism had more frequent dislike of new foods, bizarre mealtime behaviors, constipation, and fecal incontinence.
%K Classic Autism
%K Feeding Behaviors
%K GI Dysfunction
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=19868