title: Eating behaviors, diet quality, and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders: a brief review.
abstract: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their caregivers face unique challenges in the children's daily eating routines and food intake patterns. The aim of this brief review is to describe eating behaviors of children with ASD, including increased food neophobia and food selectivity, and review findings on children's diet quality, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Advancing knowledge about the interrelationships between these nutrition-related domains in children with ASD is expected to have important implications for clinical nursing practice and caregiver care.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: tkral@nursing.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Tanja V E
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kral
authors.forename: Whitney T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Eriksen
authors.forename: Margaret C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Souders
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pinto-Martin
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D018977:Micronutrients; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012633:Secretin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D012633:Secretin
keywords: Autism spectrum disorders; Children; Dietary intake; Eating behaviors; Gastrointestinal health