AUT-MENU: Improving Meal Experience of Subjects With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The main goal of this multi-center interventional study is to improve the meal experience of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder trough the development of menus for collective catering targeted to their nutritional and sensory needs and the drafting of nutritional indications that can be a reference for collective catering nationwide. After an initial assessment of participants' consumption of meals in the collective service, menus adapted to their nutritional and sensory needs will be administered, and consumption between the initial and adapted menus will be compared. A population subgroup will also be selected whose caregivers will be invited to participate in a nutrition education course with the aim of providing parents of subjects with ASD, with knowledge tools to learn how to identify, manage and reduce their children's attitudes of food selectivity.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  age 5-19 years Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (grade 1-2 or grade 3) Informed consent signed by their caregivers  Exclusion Criteria:  Subjects who are not autonomous in feeding themselves; Presence of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or pathological conditions that require the use of special diets; - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 5 Years - MaximumAge: 19 Years - StdAgeList: Child, Adult