- Craving
sweet beverages
- Children
with Xerostomia are regularly thirsty
- Seem
to prefer and fill up on sweet drinks
- Get
full from juice and other drinks, so they do not want to eat à poor nutrition
- Drinks with lots of sugar à cavities
- Inappropriate
eating behavior
- Regurgitating
and re-eating
- Acid erosion of teethà yellowing of teeth
- May cause pain or discomfort during
eating
- Stomach
and digestive problems
- Children with ASD tend to have
stomach or digestive problems such as
vomiting, diarrhea, and upset stomach
- Picky
eaters
- Refusal
to eat healthier meals forces parents to give child unhealthy foods.
- Sweets
and junk food may be inappropriately used as rewards
- Food
selectivity and restricted diets à risk for nutritional deficiencies.
- noncompliance with fruits and
vegetables more common in children with ASD
