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Issue Date: July 2015
Published Online: July 01, 2015
Updated: April 30, 2020
Neural Correlates of Eating Behavior in Autism: A Pilot Study
Lauren Little, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Kansas Medical Center
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   July 01, 2015
Neural Correlates of Eating Behavior in Autism: A Pilot Study
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911505031. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO2112
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911505031. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO2112
Abstract

Date Presented 4/16/2015

Unusual eating behavior is highly prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); it is unclear whether sensory aspects underlie these behaviors. Findings from this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study with adolescents aged 11 to 17 yr with ASD will inform the types of behavioral strategies that may be effective in interventions for eating behavior in ASD.

Unusual eating behavior is highly prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); it is unclear whether sensory aspects underlie these behaviors. Findings from this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study with adolescents aged 11 to 17 yr with ASD will inform the types of behavioral strategies that may be effective in interventions for eating behavior in ASD.