Autistic Children May Be Fussy Eaters, Slow to Eat Solids

BRISTOL, England—In a recent study published in Pediatrics, British researchers compared 70 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to 12, 901 children without an ASD, as parents of autistic children often admit their children don’t eat a wide variety of food and consider them “slow feeders” (July 19, 2010). After comparing the two groups of children, Alan Emond, M.D., and Pauline Emmett, Ph.D., of the University of Bristol in England and colleagues found ASD kids were more likely to be slower eaters by six months.

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