Autism and Picky Eating: 7 Tips to Solve Feeding Problems

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses 7 tips to solve feeding problems in young children who are picky eaters.
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Picky eating, especially for those with autism or speech delays can be caused by a number of factors, or a combination of these factors. Today, I will go over some assessments you can do to help identify what is causing picky eating for your child with autism and how to get started.

There is a significant link between picky eating and autism, with research indicating that extreme picky eating is much more common in children with autism compared to their typically developing peers.

A study by Mays and Zikgraf in 2019 found that atypical eating behaviors, such as severely limited food preferences and refusal of different textured foods, occur in about 70% of children with autism—15 times more frequently than in typically developing children.

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I'm Dr. Mary Barbera and I have been helping parents and professionals for more than two decades ago when my first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with a speech delay at 2 and then with autism at age 3. Since then, I became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Host of the Turn Autism Around podcast (with more than 1.7 million downloads), and best-selling author of two books (including my newest book Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism).

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