Feeding Disorders in the Developmentally Disabled Population

Ginsberg, Amy J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0999-4_2

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“…ing physiological abnormalities, neuromuscular conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy), allergies, and acute infectious conditions (Illingworth & Lister, 1964;Linscheid, 1992;Palmer & Horn, 1978). However, a defining feature of food refusal is that organic causes have been ruled out as sufficient to explain the problem's persistence (Chatoor, Dickson, Schaefer, & Egan, 1985; Ginsberg, 1988;Williamson et al, 1987). Instead, environmental factors such as behavioral mismanagement of children during feeding (Iwata, Riordan, Wohl, & Finney, 1982;Riordan et al, 1984) and aversive eating experiences (Siegel, 1982) are presumed to play an integral role.…”

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Treating Chronic Food Refusal in Young Children: Home‐based Parent Training

Werle

Murphy

Budd

1993

J of App Behav Analysis

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We evaluated the effects of behavioral parent training program on parent and child feeding-related behaviors in the home. We trained mothers to initiate regular offerings of previously rejected (target) foods and to provide contingent attention (i.e., specific prompts, positive reinforcement) to increase their child's acceptance of nonpreferred foods. For 1 subject, we also directed training at increasing self-eating. Results of a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across 3 mother-child dyads demonstrated that, with training, all mothers increased offerings of target foods and use of specific prompts, and 2 mothers increased levels of positive attention. In turn, children increased their acceptance of target foods and self-eating, thus demonstrating the functional effects of parent training on in-home meal times. Temporary increases in food refusals occurred when treatment was initiated but declined as treatment continued. We discuss the results in terms of the potential benefits and limitations of a home-based treatment model.

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Treating Chronic Food Refusal in Young Children: Home‐based Parent Training

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Murphy

Budd

1993

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…1993). Food refusal is defined as accepting only a limited range of food (Ginsberg 1988), which can lead to an imbalanced dietary intake and developmental delays (Budd et al. 1992).…”

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A parent training programme for chronic food refusal: a case study

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Spencer

Swift

2002

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Summary The present paper describes the successful implementation of a training programme for the parents of a child with moderate learning difficulties presenting with chronic food refusal and provides an example of how professionals can work with families to manage clinical problems in the home. The parents were taught to use the Premack principle to motivate their child in the consumption of previously refused foods. A multiple baseline design across three foods demonstrated the efficacy of the programme and the dietary changes were maintained at the 3‐month follow‐up.

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“…Food selectivity occurs frequently among children with disabilities (Riordan, Iwata, Finney, Wohl, & Stanley, 1984) and may occur in as much as a third of that population (Palmer & Horn, 1978). Food refusal is characterized as a pattern of voluntarily accepting a limited range of food (Ginsberg, 1988;Williamson, Kelley, Cavell, & Prather, 1987). Food refusal in young children is often accompanied by disruptive behaviors such as resisting self-feeding, gagging on or spitting out food, and eating on an inconsistent schedule (Linscheid, 1992).…”

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Using Food Aversion to Decrease Severe Pica by a Child With Autism

2006

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Food aversion was shown to be effective in the reduction of plastic pica by a 4-year-old boy with autism. The participant was suffering from digestive complications due to the ingestion of plastic from a variety of toys. The intervention was initially conducted in the child's preschool classroom during instructional periods and was systematically generalized to the entire preschool classroom, and eventually to both classrooms within the preschool and across 25 teachers. The success of the intervention in decreasing pica was enhanced by its achievement in not reducing interactions with toys, considering appropriate play skills were a target goal.

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Feeding Disorders in the Developmentally Disabled Population

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Treating Chronic Food Refusal in Young Children: Home‐based Parent Training

Treating Chronic Food Refusal in Young Children: Home‐based Parent Training

A parent training programme for chronic food refusal: a case study

Using Food Aversion to Decrease Severe Pica by a Child With Autism

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