error_outline You can access the new MDPI.com website here. Explore and share your feedback with us.
 
 
Sign in to use this feature.

Years

Between: -

Subjects

remove_circle_outline
remove_circle_outline
remove_circle_outline
remove_circle_outline

Journals

remove_circle_outline

Article Types

Countries / Regions

Search Results (1)

Search Parameters:
Keywords = oral praxis problems

Order results
Result details
Results per page
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
11 pages, 1181 KB  
Article
The Impact of Sensory Reactivity and Oral Praxis on Feeding Participation in Children with Autism (SemAlTea Study)
by Inmaculada López-Martínez, Rafael Galera-Martínez, Adrián Aparicio-Mota, José María López-Martín, Isabelle Beaudry-Bellefeuille and Tesifón Parrón-Carreño
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(11), 1577; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15111577 - 18 Nov 2025
Viewed by 751
Abstract
Clarifying the influence of sensorimotor factors on feeding participation problems (FPPs) in children with autism may have implications for therapeutic interventions. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of FPPs in a population of children with autism and to study its association with [...] Read more.
Clarifying the influence of sensorimotor factors on feeding participation problems (FPPs) in children with autism may have implications for therapeutic interventions. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of FPPs in a population of children with autism and to study its association with sensorimotor factors (oral and tactile reactivity and oral praxis). Descriptive observational study including 26 autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS), Sensory Profile 2 (SP-2), and Oral Praxis (OPr) tests were used. Caregiver stress was evaluated by Parental Stress Index–Short Form (PSI-4-SF). Multivariate logistic analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic curve was used to predict the risk of FPPs. 26 children (84.6% boys) were included, with a mean age of 6.92 years (95% CI 5.94–7.91). Feeding behavior difficulties were observed in 53.8% of participants, 80.7% exhibited oral praxis issues, and 65.4% of caregivers reported stress related to their child’s FPPs. Oral reactivity and sensory avoidance behaviors were significantly associated with FPPs. Among children with higher support needs, tactile reactivity was also significantly related to FPPs. FPPs in children with autism were associated with oral and tactile hyperreactivity, higher levels of sensory avoidance, dysfunctional parent–child interactions, and increased support needs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop