Study of Eating Function in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

• TAKAHASHI Mari

  Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Showa University School of Dentistry

• OOOKA Takafumi

  Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Showa University School of Dentistry

• UTSUMI Akemi

  Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Showa University School of Dentistry

• MUKAI Yoshiharu

  Department of Hygiene and Oral Health Showa University School of Dentistry

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 自閉症スペクトラム児の摂食機能の検討

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of medical support for children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) concerning their eating problems in rehabilitation and at home using a survey of eating conditions and assessment of eating and swallowing functions.We studied chief complaints, assessment of eating and swallowing functions, contents of instruction, processes and other factors in 25 children with ASD who visited the eating and swallowing clinic in the Regional Care and Guidance Center.Among the chief complaints, many children had unbalanced diets, swallow foods whole or keep foods in the mouth. Age-related differences were observed. Immaturities in oral function and in the use of goods for eating emerged as eating problems in the younger ASD children, and characteristics such as obsessiveness resulted in unbalanced diets in the older ASD children. The chief complaints in some children did not correspond to their problems in eating and swallowing, possibly caused by incorrect understanding by the parents about eating and swallowing in their children. The way of eating affected oral function. We suggest that medical support should be based on an assessment of eating and swallowing function to deal with eating problems in children with ASD.Because children who received continuous instruction tended to be at a lower development level and have stronger characteristics of autism, we think it is important to stimulate the entire development.

Journal

• The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dentistry

  The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Dentistry 50 (1), 36-42, 2012

  Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry

Keywords

• Autistic spectrum disorder
• Eating and swallowing function
• Unbalanced diet

Details

• CRID: 1390282680494400000
• NII Article ID: 130005005890
• NII Article ID: 10030558474
• NII Book ID: AN00116228
• DOI: 10.11411/jspd.50.1_36
• ISSN: 21865078
• ISSN: 05831199
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012235283
• Text Lang: ja
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