Behavioral Health Business June 24, 2024
Eating problems beyond picky eating are “exceedingly common” among children. Children with autism spectrum disorder are even more impacted, with around 70% of children with autism having some level of food selectivity.
Yet many children with autism fail to receive timely care for feeding problems because of hurdles with health insurance or prohibitive distance from feeding therapy providers.
“For individuals with autism, part of the syndrome is that they can be restricted in their interests and get into behavioral grooves,” Dr. Amy Drayton, director of the pediatric feeding program at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, told Autism Business News. “Kids tend to be picky to begin with, so you add that on top, and...
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