Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pablo Jose Gonzalez-Domenech, Francisco Diaz-Atienza, Luis Gutierrez-Rojas, Maria Luisa Fernandez-Soto, Carmen Maria Gonzalez-Domenech
Summary: This narrative review concludes that there is insufficient scientific evidence to support a general recommendation of dietary intervention in children with ASD. Future research should focus on protocols and procedures for assessing risk and safety, as well as larger sample sizes and longer follow-up times to obtain more reliable results.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Yuping Yu, Jinyue Huang, Xiaofang Chen, Jia Fu, Xinhui Wang, Linjie Pu, Chunyu Gu, Chunquan Cai
Summary: This study examined the efficacy and safety of dietary therapies, including gluten-free, casein-free, and ketogenic diets, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through a meta-analysis. The results showed that these diet interventions can significantly ameliorate core symptoms of ASD, with gluten-free diets being particularly effective in improving social behaviors. However, more well-designed and high-quality clinical trials are needed to validate these findings due to the limitations of small sample sizes in the included studies.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Amelie Keller, Marie Louise Rimestad, Jeanett Friis Rohde, Birgitte Holm Petersen, Christoffer Bruun Korfitsen, Simon Tarp, Marlene Briciet Lauritsen, Mina Nicole Handel
Summary: The study found that among children diagnosed with ASD, adopting a GFCF diet did not have a significant impact on core autism symptoms, functional level, or behavioral difficulties. However, there was a potential for gastrointestinal adverse effects. Further high-quality research is needed to draw more solid conclusions.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lauren M. Little, Karla Ausderau, Ashley Freuler, John Sideris, Grace T. Baranek
Summary: This study examined the relationship between children's sensory response patterns, child characteristics, and caregiver strategies in ASD and DD children. The findings showed that caregiver strategies were specifically associated with children's sensory response patterns, regardless of age or diagnosis. Qualitative analysis also revealed distinct caregiver strategies within different sensory patterns.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Margherita Prosperi, Elisa Santocchi, Elena Brunori, Angela Cosenza, Raffaella Tancredi, Filippo Muratori, Sara Calderoni
Summary: The prevalence of CD in school-aged children with ASD was not statistically different from the control population, indicating the potential utility of routine CD screening for this population.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Seda Onal, Monika Sachadyn-Krol, Malgorzata Kostecka
Summary: A narrative review was conducted to determine whether nutrition and specific diets can alter gastrointestinal symptoms and neurobehavioral disorders in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the review found a lack of conclusive scientific data on the effectiveness of therapeutic diets for ASD, leading to no definitive recommendations for specific nutritional therapy. An individualized dietary approach and the involvement of dieticians are important for ASD therapy.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Amy Keefer, Vini Singh, Yeon Sik Jang, Leigh Alon, Madison Surmacz, Calliope Holingue, Stewart H. Mostofsky, Roma A. Vasa
Summary: This study compares symptom profiles of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in autistic and neurotypical (NT) children, as well as in autistic children with and without anxiety. The results show that autistic children exhibit heightened IU symptoms in affective, behavioral, and cognitive domains compared to NT peers, with affective symptoms having the highest association with autism. Autistic children with anxiety also show elevated IU symptoms in all domains compared to those without anxiety, with behavioral symptoms having the highest association with anxiety.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Carolyn C. Foster, Anna Chorniy, Soyang Kwon, Kristin Kan, Nia Heard-Garris, Matthew M. Davis
Summary: Family income can impact child health, but the relationship can also work in the opposite direction. Research reveals that in families with children who have special health care needs, a significant percentage experience forgone family employment due to their child's health condition, with a strong association between the amount of medical care provided by family members and forgone employment.
Article
Biology
Natalia Zakharevich, Mikhail S. Nikitin, Alexey S. Kovtun, Vsevolod O. Malov, Olga Averina, Valery N. Danilenko, Irena I. Artamonova
Summary: The study found differences in the CRISPR-Cas systems of the gut microbiomes of children with ASD compared to the control group, but these differences did not lead to the systems participating in interspecies competition.
Article
Psychiatry
Sujitha Mukkiri, Preeti Kandasamy, Mahadevan Subramanian, Venkatesh Chandrasekaran, Shivanand Kattimani
Summary: This study aimed to develop and validate a school readiness module and scale for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to help them adapt to inclusive education. Based on literature review and expert opinions, the module and scale were considered appropriate, but further research is needed to validate their utility.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mathilde Lize, Christine Monfort, Florence Rouget, Gwendolina Limon, Gael Durand, Helene Tillaut, Cecile Chevrier
Summary: This study found that prenatal exposure to certain organophosphate pesticides was associated with increased autistic traits in 11-year-old children. Specifically, maternal urine samples with detectable levels of chlorpyrifos or its metabolites were significantly associated with higher scores on autism spectrum trait assessments.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Sidrah Liaqat, Chongruo Wu, Prashanth Reddy Duggirala, Sen-Ching Samson Cheung, Chen-Nee Chuah, Sally Ozonoff, Gregory Young
Summary: This paper proposes two machine learning methods, synthetic saccade approach and image based approach, for automatically classifying ASD based on children's eye gaze data. Experimental results show that the ASD prediction accuracy reaches 67.23% on the validation dataset and 62.13% on the test dataset.
SIGNAL PROCESSING-IMAGE COMMUNICATION
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Jessica Baraskewich, Kristin M. von Ranson, Adam McCrimmon, Carly A. McMorris
Summary: Feeding problems, such as picky eating and food avoidance, are common in youth with autism, while broader difficulties with feeding and eating are also prevalent. The existing literature has not identified common individual characteristics for youth experiencing these problems, and there is a need to differentiate between feeding and eating problems for accurate identification and treatment. Suggestions for future research include using terminology based on preoccupation with food, eating, or body image.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paulina Gatarek, Joanna Kaluzna-Czaplinska
Summary: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are associated with metabolic and nutritional abnormalities. Supplementation was found to affect the levels of HVA and VMA, and potentially influence the behavior of children with ASD. Further research on the effects of supplementation on these metabolites and their impact on ASD children's levels, behavior, and physical symptoms is needed.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Han-xue Yang, Han-yu Zhou, Ying Li, Yong-hua Cui, Yang Xiang, Rong-man Yuan, Simon S. Y. Lui, Raymond C. K. Chan
Summary: This study investigated interoceptive accuracy in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and comorbid ASD and ADHD, as well as typically developing children with high and low levels of autistic traits. The study found that both ASD children and TD children with high-autistic traits exhibited lower interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive accuracy was negatively correlated with autistic and ADHD symptoms.
