Nursing personality and features in children with autism spectrum disorder aged 0-2: an exploratory case-control study.
Tayfun KaraÖmer AlpganPublished in: Nutritional neuroscience (2020)
Babies with ASD began breastfeeding at least as early as typically developing peers and for similar lengths of time. However, babies with ASD exhibited less NS behavior and less eye contact during breastfeeding. Babies with ASD perceive no emotional cues even in the first months, and may therefore not exhibit NS behavior.