EFFICACY OF ORAL MOTOR INTERVENTION ON EATING BEHAVIOUR OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

BackgroundEating is an important aspect in childhood it is related to growth and development process, 25% of all children experience eating problems during the early years of life, but this number may rise to as high as 80% in children with developmental difficulties."Selective" or "picky eating," is defined as eating a limited variety of food and refusal to eat or taste new foods.This is a frequent problem in children with autism spectrum disorders.Many autistic children will have eating behavioural problem in their early years.This may lead to having problems in learning of the skills essential for daily activities and also limited researchers or available to manage oral motor and behaviour issue related to eating behaviour among autistic children.Hence an attempt has been made in this study to fine the solution for eating behaviours of autistic children. Objectives To evaluate the level of autism by using Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). To assess the abnormal eating behaviour of autistic children by using Brief Autism Mealtime Behaviour Inventory (BAMBI). To evaluate effectiveness of oral motor intervention in reducing abnormal eating behaviour of autistic children.