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Other symptoms include head turns, crying, difficulty in chewing or vomiting and spitting whilst eating. Many children may have feeding difficulties and may be picky eaters, but most of them still have a fairly healthy diet. Children with a feeding disorder however, will completely abandon some of the food groups, textures, or liquids that are ...
Selective eating, or picky eating, which can exhibit symptoms similar to those of ARFID, can be observed in 13–22% of children from ages 3–11, [49] whereas the prevalence of ARFID has "ranged from 5% to 14% among pediatric inpatient ED [eating disorder] programs and as high as 22.5% in a pediatric ED day treatment program." [50]
Selective eaters tend to show social avoidance, although it's unclear whether this is a result of selective eating behavior or simply reflects a primary social skills deficit. The extent of social avoidance varies but one case study of a 9-year-old boy identifies the impact of selective eating specifically.
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Children with CDD can experience a loss of expressive and receptive language skills, social and self-care skills, play skills, and/or motor skills. [4] Regression commonly occurs at around 3 or 4 years old, but after at least two years of normal development and before age 10. [4]
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A diagnosis of ASD can be made accurately before the child is 3 years old, but the diagnosis of ASD is not commonly confirmed until the child is somewhat older. The age of diagnosis can range from 9 months to 14 years, and the mean age is 4 years old in the USA. [11]