New research shows that most parents whose child has autism, reported that their children experienced disruption than eating solid foods and become voters in determining food if they are old.
However, the good news from the study, as quoted from the old Healthday.com, nutrition and growth of these children usually do not show signs of pain.
The researchers found that the problem of eating does appear in early childhood in children with autism and is becoming increasingly more pronounced with growing age.
Those researchers have collected data on 13 000 children's eating habits in the southwestern part of the United Kingdom in 1991-1992. In the study, children monitored from birth, and the parents are required to fill out a questionnaire about eating habits of their children.
Approximately 80 children were later diagnosed with autism spectrum neurodevelopmental conditions appear in the first three years and ditandaioleh impaired social interaction, communication, restricted or repetitive behaviors.
Later, the parents of children with autism reported their children have difficulty eating between the ages of 15 months to 54 months, including being very difficult to eat, so picky, or eat food that is not food or known as pica.
For example, parents whose children are diagnosed with autism reported that at the age of six months, their children can eat solid food and take longer to eat than children who do not suffer from autism.
Children who have reached the age of 15 months, approximately eight percent of parents of children with autism report that their children have difficulty eating, compared with three per cent of the normal children.
Autistic children is known as a picky eater. At the age of 15 months, 9.5% of parents of autistic children claim that their children are very picky eater compared to only 5.4% of parents of normal children.
For children aged between 4-5 months, around 26% of parents say that their autistic children are very difficult to eat, compared with 10% of children who do not have autism.
Meanwhile, between the ages of 4-5 years, 37.5% of parents report that their autistic children are very picky eater, only 14% of the parents of normal children.
However, although many parents of autistic children have a lot of challenges in raising their children. The researchers found no differences in height, weight or body mass index (BMI) among children with autism with normal children.
The study also reported that autistic children to consume fewer vegetables, salads and fresh fruits. But they also eat less sugar and soda.
While between autistic children and normal to have some similarities in eating food that contains calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates.
A nutritionist from the University of Bristol in England Pauline Emmet said even children with autism disorders are more difficult to eat and variety in food, this does not affect the nutrients from their food, height, weight or BMI them.
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