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ERIC Number: EJ1383037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Brief Report: Sensory Sensitivity Is Associated with Disturbed Eating in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders without Intellectual Disabilities
Nisticò, Veronica; Faggioli, Raffaella; Tedesco, Roberta; Giordano, Barbara; Priori, Alberto; Gambini, Orsola; Demartini, Benedetta
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v53 n8 p3295-3300 Aug 2023
Aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between sensory sensitivity and autistic eating behaviours or Eating Disorders (EDs) symptomatology, in a group of 75 adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) without intellectual disabilities, through a series of self-report questionnaires. We found that, controlling for demographic and clinical features: (i) hypersensitivity in the vision domain predicted higher levels of both EDs symptoms and autistic eating behaviours; (ii) hyposensitivity in the taste domain predicted higher levels of EDs symptoms. This gives preliminary evidence that not only in children diagnosed with ASDs, but even in adult individuals, the threshold of sensory sensitivity is associated with dysfunctional eating behaviours.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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