Oral Sensory Issues with Feeding and Communication Skills in Autistic Children
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Published:2023-06-03
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ISSN:2366-7532
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Container-title:Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Adv Neurodev Disord
Author:
Raj Nivedya Maria,Veena Kadiyali Damodar,Rajashekhar Bellur,Sreelakshmi Ashitha C. A.
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Oral sensory, communication, and feeding issues are frequently observed to co-occur in autistic children. The study attempted to explore the association between oral sensory deficits, feeding, and communication deficits in autistic children.
Methods
Behavioral Pediatric Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS), Child Sensory Profile 2 (SP-2), and Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant/Toddler Checklist (CSBS-DP) were administered to forty autistic children in the age range of 2.5-7 years. The correlation among the three domains was determined using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.
Results
A low negative correlation was found between SP-2 scores and CSBS-DP (r = −0.24, p = 0.13), indicating that the higher the oral sensory scores, the poorer the communication skills. SP-2 and BPFAS scores had a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.47, p = 0.002) i.e., higher scores in SP-2 were associated with higher scores in feeding, indicating that oral sensory issues were directly related to the feeding issues.
Conclusions
The overall findings indicated that the presence of oral sensory issues is associated with feeding and communication deficits in autistic children.
Study Registration
Clinical Trial Registry of India CTRI/2020/07/02681
Funder
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Psychology (miscellaneous),Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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