# Association between eating pattern and food neophobia in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Parents' perceptions
> Oewen R.R.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/pub_scopus_85152009735
Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Tahun terbit: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/jdmfs.v7i3.1428
ISSN: 25030817
Kuartil SJR: Q3
Citations: 1

## Authors
- Oewen R.R.

## Abstract
Objective: To explain the correlation between cariogenic (high sugar diet) with Food Neophobia (FN) in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children. Material and Methods: This type of research is analytically observational with a cross-sectional design. Sampling technique purposive sampling, number of samples 65 respondents of parents/caregivers in LRD community members of suar autism. Data collection with a questionnaire for five eating patterns and FN three questions in the form of a Google Form. The data were analyzed descriptively, and the spearman rank correlation test was used to analyze the difference between diet and FN. Results: Children consume one to two spoons of sugar per day 95.4%; like sweet food 80%, sweet food between meals 80%; soft drinks 49.2%; non-sweet snacks 56.9%. Based on the category of the frequency distribution of neophobia food levels in children with ASD were light 32.31%, moderate 30.77%, and heavy 36.92%. Spearman rank correlation test r=0.06 p>0.05 was 0.36%. Conclusion: This research shows that diet pattern has a very low association with FN in children with autism spectrum disease.

## Keywords
- Neophobia
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autism
- Correlation
- Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
- Rank correlation
- Food group
- Psychology
- Association (psychology)
- Observational study
- Developmental psychology
- Clinical psychology
- Medicine
- Environmental health
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Psychotherapist
- Pathology
- Geometry

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