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Food Difficulties in Infancy and ASD: A Literature Review
Marios Vasilakis1, Konstantinos Polychronis1, Eleni Panagouli1
1MSc Program "Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent Health", School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Purpose:
The aim of this literature review is to investigate the potential association between specific food difficulties and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during the first two years of life.
Materials:
The search was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase and PsycInfo databases.
Results:
Twenty-one studies were synthesized (3763 infants and children). Difficulties during breastfeeding, breast milk refusal and avoidance of taking solids have been linked to ASD. Infants with ASD have been referred to as picky eaters. Problematic mealtime behaviour during infancy has also been associated with ASD.
Conclusions:
The present review highlights the association between food difficulties, including problematic mealtime behaviours, food selectivity, breastfeeding difficulties and food refusal during infancy and ASD early during life, including the first months.
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