title: Dysregulated Breastfeeding Behaviors in Children Later Diagnosed With Autism.
abstract: Newborn breastfeeding behaviors have not been characterized in children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a qualitative interview, 16 mothers (28-56 years) of children with ASD described their 19 full-term infants' (38-42 weeks' gestational age) breastfeeding behaviors. Nine mothers described their infants as demonstrating a dysregulated breastfeeding pattern of sucking without stopping of their own volition. The infants' latch, weight gain, and other behaviors were recalled as not problematic. This feature of dysregulated feeding pattern in infancy has not been reported previously for children with ASD. If supported by future research, the pattern of a dysregulated feeding pattern in newborns could be evaluated by clinicians in the general pediatric population and/or at-risk infant siblings of children with ASD.
authors.forename: Ruth Fitts
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cutler
keywords: autism; autism spectrum disorder; breastfeeding; infants; maternal recall
references.citation: Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Nov 1;170(9):1118-26
references.pmid: 19783586
references.citation: J Adv Nurs. 2008 Mar;61(5):570-81
references.pmid: 18261065
references.citation: Qual Health Res. 2003 Jul;13(6):871-83
references.pmid: 12891720
references.citation: Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2007;13(1):16-25
references.pmid: 17326115
references.citation: Pediatrics. 2010 Aug;126(2):e337-42
references.pmid: 20643716
references.citation: J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007 Nov-Dec;52(6):571-8
references.pmid: 17983994
references.citation: Symp Oral Sens Percept. 1973;(4):118-34
references.pmid: 4612812
references.citation: Pediatrics. 2008 Oct;122 Suppl 2:S69-76
references.pmid: 18829834
references.citation: Midwifery. 2013 Jun;29(6):616-21
references.pmid: 22795179
references.citation: Nutrition. 2012 Jul;28(7-8):e27-32
references.pmid: 22541054
references.citation: Natl Health Stat Report. 2013 Mar 20;(65):1-11, 1 p following 11
references.pmid: 24988818
references.citation: Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Jul;114(7):1119-25
references.pmid: 16835068
references.citation: Lancet. 1979 Jul 14;2(8133):57-8
references.pmid: 87962
references.citation: West J Nurs Res. 2005 Mar;27(2):210-31
references.pmid: 15695579
references.citation: Nature. 2013 Dec 19;504(7480):427-31
references.pmid: 24196715
references.citation: Int Breastfeed J. 2006 Sep 15;1:16
references.pmid: 16978397
references.citation: Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):1183-215
references.pmid: 17967920
references.citation: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;49(3):256-66.e1-2
references.pmid: 20410715
references.citation: Autism. 2012 Jul;16(4):420-9
references.pmid: 22250193
references.citation: Pediatrics. 2013 Mar;131(3):e726-32
references.pmid: 23420922
references.citation: J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 Nov;38(10):1878-87
references.pmid: 18483843
references.citation: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;52(4):401-413.e8
references.pmid: 23582871
references.citation: J Autism Dev Disord. 2008 May;38(5):791-805
references.pmid: 17917803
references.citation: Aust Occup Ther J. 2011 Jun;58(3):145-54
references.pmid: 21599679
references.citation: Can Fam Physician. 2007 Jun;53(6):1027-33
references.pmid: 17872781