Food Selectivity in Children with Autism

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Our group had a terrific lecture recently by Lindsey Burrell with the Atlanta Children’s Center.

Here are many of the slides:

Dr. Burrell noted that concerns for EoE are increased in those who have more uniform problems with increased textures (rather than selectivity) and in those with more severe feeding disorders
Sometimes Caregivers will contribute to nutritional disorders by placing on diets like a gluten-free, casein-free diet

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