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Title: | Using parent- and self-reports to evaluate eating disturbances in young girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Contributor(s): | Bitsika, Vicki (author) ; Sharpley, Christopher F (author) | Publication Date: | 2018-04 | Early Online Version: | 2017-10-13 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.11.002 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26733 | Abstract: | Background: Eating Disturbances (ED) often occur in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but most previous studies have relied on parent-reported data about males with ASD. Few studies have collected data from younger girls with ASD using self-reports and parents’ reports. Aims: To compare self-reports and parents’ reports of ED in a sample of 52 young girls with ASD, a standardised scale for ED was revised for use with younger girls with ASD. Methods: Mothers of 52 girls with ASD aged from 6 to 17 years completed the Swedish Eating Assessment for Autism spectrum disorders (SWEAA) on their daughters; the girls also completed the SWEAA as a self-report. Results: The prevalence of severe ED in the sample was low (about 11%). There were minimal significant differences between mothers’ and daughters’ SWEAA responses across most SWEAA subscales. Deletion of several of the original SWEAA items produced a scale that can be used as a self-report or a carer-report with young girls with ASD. Conclusion: The clinical assessment of ED via self- or parent reports is suggested as a pathway to identify girls with ASD who also exhibit ED so that adequate treatment planning can be developed for them. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, v.65, p. 91-98 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 0736-5748 1873-474X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110999 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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