“…Past studies have reported inconsistent findings on the relationship between ASD and breastfeeding [Hong, Ziegler, & Brody, ; Tseng et al, ]. Most studies found lower breastfeeding initiation or shorter duration in children with ASD versus children without ASD, suggesting a possible protective effect of breastfeeding [Al‐Farsi et al, ; Bittker & Bell, ; Boucher et al, ; Brown, Austin, & Busija, ; George, Padman, Nair, Leena, & Russell, ; Johnson et al, ; Lemcke, Parner, Bjerrum, Thomsen, & Lauritsen, ; Ravi, Chandrasekaran, Kattimani, & Subramanian, ; Say, Karabekiroğlu, Babadağı, & Yüce, ; Schultz et al, ; Shafai, Mustafa, Hild, Mulari, & Curtis, ; Tseng et al, ]. Likewise, a recent meta‐analysis of seven studies, some of which were cited above, documented an overall significantly lower breastfeeding initiation in children with ASD versus those without ASD.…”