Table 4.
The mean scores of the three factors model proposed by Allen et al., (2015) between the ASD and control group.
| TD Controls (Mean ± SD) |
ASD (Mean ± SD) |
p-Value a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen three factor model | Mealtime behavior | 23.9 ± 3.4 | 20.9 ± 4.8 | 0.003 |
| Food acceptance | 26.6 ± 5.3 | 27.3 ± 5 | 0.585 | |
| Medical/oral motor | 20.2 ± 3.4 | 21.3 ± 4.2 | 0.252 | |
Note. ASD: autism spectrum disorder. TD: typically developing. SD: standard deviation. a p-values for differences between ASD and TD children from independent samples Mann–Whitney U test to compare the means between groups.