Medical records find evidence linking autism to obesity — SFARI.org - Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative: Preventing obesity and overweight has critical implications for the health and quality of life of people with autism, says lead investigator Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, a pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and research fellow with Harvard Pediatric Health Services. "I worry that if a kid has autism and goes to the doctor, [weight issues] might not be addressed because other issues are addressed," she says.
Children with autism often have larger heads, weigh more and are taller than their typically developing peers. Researchers suggest that these differences are due to skeletal abnormalities, but a number of other autism characteristics point toward a relationship with overweight and obesity.
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