Objective of this study was to describe the expressions of eating disorder with autistic disorders. The study was designed as case-control study. One hundred thirty (130) children diagnosed with autism having a mean age of 43.95 +/- 19.24 months were compared with 130 age - matched children without autism with similar gender and living environment with the autistic children. The caregivers of the children with autism and without autism were interviewed for medical record and Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI). The rate of having eating problems in children with autism (53.1 percent) is higher than the control group (10 percent). The children with autism ate food selectivity. They food selectivity dependent on the type of foods (58.8 percent), low textured foods (72.3 percent), taste of foods (11.5 percent) and had a limited range of food (22.3 percent). Mealtime behavioral disorders with autism were eating slowly (20.8 percent), consuming large pieces of foods (20.8 percent), and they had problems with chewing and swallowing (20.8 percent). These expressions in the children with autism were both higher than the control group. The difference is statistically significant (p 0.05). Conclusions: eating disorder is a common disorder accompanied with autism. Caring and supporting in eating disorder with autism are necessary to improve the quality of life for autistic children.
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