Obviously, many of these substances pose considerable dangers such as lead poisoning from paint chips, gastrointestinal obstructions, bowel problems, dental calamities, parasitic infections from dirt and feces and intestinal perforation. Among the other common cravings are clay, paint chips, plaster, chalk, cornstarch, laundry starch, baking soda, coffee grounds, cigarette ashes & butts, feces,buttons, glue, ice, sand and toothpaste. Geophagy is the term for pica sufferers who eat dirt. Women and children with autism are most vulnerable to pica. Hospitalizations for pica incidents have risen a startling 93% over the last ten years, a jump attributed to the rise in autism. Children between the age of two and three, and/or people with developmental disabilities display pica behavior such as consuming dirt, hair, foam, paper, etc. The word “pica” comes from the Latin word for magpie, a bird known for eating anything in its path. Presented at: Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference April 29-Atlanta.ĭisclosure: Fields reports no relevant financial disclosures.Pica is an abnormal craving for non-edible substances. Prevalence of pica in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder, study to explore early development - United States, 2008-2016. “It is important for parents and health care providers to be aware of this risk so they can carefully monitor children, put safety measures in place and intervene early if a child does eat something they shouldn’t.” – by Katherine Bortzįields V, et al. “Pica, a potentially life-threatening disorder, is common in children with autism or intellectual disability,” Fields said.
However, the same association was not observed for developmental disabilities without ASD symptoms (aOR = 1.2 95% CI, 0.8-1.7). The researchers noted that childhood ASD was “strongly” associated with pica (adjusted OR = 8 95% CI, 5.9-10.9), as were developmental disabilities with ASD symptoms (aOR = 3.6 95% CI, 2.4-5.4).
Children with developmental disability without ASD symptoms (4.5%) and controls (3.6%) also had pica, but to a lesser extent. Pica was most commonly reported among children with ASD (23.2%), the researchers said, followed by those with developmental disabilities with ASD symptoms (16.3%). Pica prevalence was determined through parent reporting. The researchers also included 1,663 population-based controls who were recruited from randomly sampled birth records. The researchers further categorized children with other developmental disabilities into those with (n = 571) and without (n = 1,223) ASD symptoms. Children with ASD (n = 1,426) and other developmental disabilities (n = 1,794) from multiple clinics and schools were included in the analysis. Fields, DVM, MPH, an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the CDC’s Division of Congenital and Developmental Disorders, and colleagues analyzed data from the Study to Explore Early Development, or SEED, a multi-site case-control study of children aged 3 to 5 years. Nearly one-quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder have pica - an eating disorder involving the eating of nonfood items - according to research presented at the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference.
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