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Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort
Eating problems, such as food selectivity or picky eating, are thought to be an epiphenomenon of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Yet eating problems are also common in the general pediatric population and overlap with ASD symptoms. However, the temporal association between ASD symptoms and eating p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185905/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205222 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1062012 |
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author | Harris, Holly A. Derks, Ivonne P. M. Prinzie, Peter Louwerse, Anneke Hillegers, Manon H. J. Jansen, Pauline W. |
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description | Eating problems, such as food selectivity or picky eating, are thought to be an epiphenomenon of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Yet eating problems are also common in the general pediatric population and overlap with ASD symptoms. However, the temporal association between ASD symptoms and eating problems is poorly understood. This study examines the bidirectional association between ASD symptoms and eating problems across child development, and investigates whether these associations differ by child sex. Participants (N = 4,930) were from the population-based Generation R Study. Parents reported their child's ASD symptoms and eating problems using the Child Behavior Checklist at 5 assessments from toddlerhood to adolescence (1.5 to 14 years, 50% girls). A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model was used to examine the lagged associations between ASD symptoms and eating problems at the within-person level, controlling for stable, trait-like differences at the between-person level. At the between-person level, there was a strong correlation between ASD symptoms and eating problems (β = .48, 95% CI: 0.38 to 0.57). Controlling for these between-person effects, there was limited evidence for consistent, predictive effects of ASD symptoms and eating problems at the within-person level. Associations did not differ by child sex. Findings suggest that ASD symptoms and eating problems may represent a cluster of traits that are highly stable from early childhood to adolescence, which have a minimal reciprocal effect at the individual-level. Future research could focus on these trait-like qualities to inform the development of supportive, family-focused interventions. |
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spelling | pubmed-101859052023-05-17 Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort Harris, Holly A. Derks, Ivonne P. M. Prinzie, Peter Louwerse, Anneke Hillegers, Manon H. J. Jansen, Pauline W. Front Pediatr Pediatrics Eating problems, such as food selectivity or picky eating, are thought to be an epiphenomenon of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Yet eating problems are also common in the general pediatric population and overlap with ASD symptoms. However, the temporal association between ASD symptoms and eating problems is poorly understood. This study examines the bidirectional association between ASD symptoms and eating problems across child development, and investigates whether these associations differ by child sex. Participants (N = 4,930) were from the population-based Generation R Study. Parents reported their child's ASD symptoms and eating problems using the Child Behavior Checklist at 5 assessments from toddlerhood to adolescence (1.5 to 14 years, 50% girls). A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model was used to examine the lagged associations between ASD symptoms and eating problems at the within-person level, controlling for stable, trait-like differences at the between-person level. At the between-person level, there was a strong correlation between ASD symptoms and eating problems (β = .48, 95% CI: 0.38 to 0.57). Controlling for these between-person effects, there was limited evidence for consistent, predictive effects of ASD symptoms and eating problems at the within-person level. Associations did not differ by child sex. Findings suggest that ASD symptoms and eating problems may represent a cluster of traits that are highly stable from early childhood to adolescence, which have a minimal reciprocal effect at the individual-level. Future research could focus on these trait-like qualities to inform the development of supportive, family-focused interventions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10185905/ /pubmed/37205222 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1062012 Text en © 2023 Harris, Derks, Prinzie, Louwerse, Hillegers and Jansen. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Pediatrics Harris, Holly A. Derks, Ivonne P. M. Prinzie, Peter Louwerse, Anneke Hillegers, Manon H. J. Jansen, Pauline W. Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title | Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title_full | Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title_fullStr | Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title_full_unstemmed | Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title_short | Interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
title_sort | interrelated development of autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating problems in childhood: a population-based cohort |
topic | Pediatrics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185905/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205222 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1062012 |
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