Sensory feeding problems, pica-related behaviors, and sleep habits among children with autism spectrum disorder in palestine: a parent-reported cross-sectional study
Suheir Sabbah, Sana M. Namoura, Hamzeh Yacoub, Zaid Yacoub, Rita Yacoub · 2026
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Suheir Sabbah and co-authors survey feeding, pica-related behaviour and sleep in children with autism in the West Bank, Palestine, in a 2026 parent-report study. Eating non-food items and sensory feeding struggles carry real health risks, and sleep problems often travel with them. Arab and Palestinian data on the combined picture were scarce before this survey.
One hundred five parents recruited through care centres in August 2025 completed two study scales. Feeding and pica-related scores sat at a moderate level overall, as did sleep disturbance, with sleep anxiety the highest sleep feature. No demographic factor split feeding scores, while younger children and girls showed worse sleep scores, with caution urged for a tiny oldest group. Higher pica-related scores tracked with worse sleep in a moderate link, joining the two problems for clinicians.
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| CREATOR | Suheir Sabbah, Sana M. Namoura, Hamzeh Yacoub, Zaid Yacoub, Rita Yacoub |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |