Parent-Implemented Procedural Modification of Escape Extinction in the Treatment of Food Selectivity in a Young Child with Autism

Tarbox, Jonathan; Schiff, Averil; Najdowski, Adel C.

doi:10.1353/etc.0.0089

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“…Moreover, the procedure could be implemented through consultation. Most interventions for children with feeding problems, including food refusal or selectivity, are conducted in clinical or hospital settings with trained experimenters (Freeman & Piazza, 1998;Luiselli et al, 2005;Tarbox et al, 2010). Freeman and Piazza (1998) recommend that more study needs to be done to assess the factors that result in successful treatment in natural settings.…”

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Parent-Implemented Liquid Fading to Establish Milk Consumption in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cho

Sonoyama

2017

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e current study used a liquid fading procedure to establish milk consumption in a child with autism spectrum disorder. Before the study started the participant was still drinking powdered infant formula and had refused to switch to whole milk. All procedures, including data collection, were implemented by his mother through consultation in a home setting. e liquid fading protocol consisted of 8 steps, in accordance to the procedures used by Luiselli, Ricciardi, and Gilligan (2005) with modi cation. Baseline and intervention phases were evaluated by using a changing criterion design. At the end of the intervention the participant had reached 100% whole milk consumption within 3 months; this result was maintained 1 and 3 months later. e social acceptability of the intervention, as indicated by the mother, was high. is study suggests the e ectiveness of antecedent-based intervention, without escape extinction, by the parent in a home setting; the procedure was able to be implemented through consultation.

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“…is intervention was acceptable and at a confortable level for the participant. Tarbox, Schi , and Najdowski (2010) found that the mother of their participant was able to implement all procedures at home. In this case, because the mother was responsible for data collection, every e ort was made to simplify the procedures as far as possible.…”

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Parent-Implemented Liquid Fading to Establish Milk Consumption in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Sonoyama

2017

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“…The effectiveness of behavioral interventions have received empirical support in the treatment of children's feeding problems (Ahearn, 2002;Ledford and Gast, 2006;Greer et al, 2008;Bachmeyer, 2009;Sharp et al, 2010;Gale et al, 2011;Silbaugh et al, 2016). The majority of existing behavioral research depicting effective specific feeding treatment protocols consist of single case studies or small sample sizes (Najdowski et al, 2003;Tarbox et al, 2010;Peterson et al, 2016). These describe a variety of approaches that were found to be effective in these cases (see Silbaugh et al, 2016 for a recent review).…”

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Sensory Snack Time: A School-Based Intervention Addressing Food Selectivity in Autistic Children

2018

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Difficulties with diet and mealtimes, often exacerbated by food selectivity have been highlighted as priority areas of support by parents of autistic children. There is a large body of evidence noting the significant relationship between sensory differences and greater food selectivity in individuals on the autism spectrum. In order to address the needs expressed by parents the present study examined the effect of a whole class, sensory based feeding intervention carried out in a special school setting that was integrated into part of the daily school routine. The intervention sought to become self-sustaining with minimal financial and time costs. In total 23 autistic pupils aged 4-10 took part in the Sensory Snack Time intervention. Results indicated that pupils ate a wider variety of foods and displayed significantly reduced food selectivity, distressed mealtime behaviors, and food refusal following the 12-week intervention. Furthermore, the intervention was successfully integrated into everyday practice and was successfully implemented by existing school staff. Further research is necessary to qualify the precise impact the intervention had on supporting pupils to manage sensory based aversions to foods and to examine the potential for the intervention to be generalized to main meals and different settings, such as pupils' homes.

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“…ASD is often comorbid with feeding disorders. It was recorded that up to 89% of children with ASD exhibited some forms of feeding difficulties varying by behavioral topography, such as food neophobia, food refusal, rigidity with food types and textures, rigid routines around mealtime, and other challenging disruptive behaviors when non-preferred food was presented (Ahearn, Castine, Nault, & Green, 2001;Bandini et al, 2010;Bowers, 2002;Field , Garland, & Williams, 2003;Ledford & Gast, 2006;Marshall , Hill, Ziviani, & Dodrill, 2014;Schmitt et al, 2008;Schreck, Williams, & Smith, 2004;Tarbox & Burmudez, 2017;Tarbox, Schiff, & Najdowski, 2010). In the study of Mayes and Zickgraf (2019) on 1462 youth, 70.4% of children with autism showed atypical eating behaviors, comparing to 4.8% of the general population.…”

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Build Independent Self-feeding Function: A Pilot Study on a Child with Autism and Feeding Disorder

Yang,

Tarbox,

Aclan

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The high occurrence of feeding disorders among children with autism spectrum disorder has caught the attention of professionals from different disciplines. When taking an insight into their feeding problems, mixed physical, behavioral and psychological difficulties were encountered, such as oral skill deficits (e.g., chew, swallow, and coordination), fine motor skill deficits, food selectivity (e.g., texture aversion), food neophobia, and so on. However, the traditional non-oral tube feeding method for maintaining their nutrition consumption is criticized as too intrusive and inadequate for training self-feeding skills. Therefore, to target both establishing independent self-feeding function and food consumption variety (nutrition) while using a less intrusive intervention method, the present study tested the effectiveness of a multicomponent behavioral intervention protocol on a child with autism and feeding disorder, setting across physical, behavioral and psychological background. A task analysis on self-feeding function resulted in a backward-chain training procedure on swallowing, chewing, and fine motor skills, separately and then combined. The training procedure consisted of 3 key components: 1) swallowing training, 2) chewing training starting with using a chew facilitator tube, 3) fine motor training targeting on self-feeding; and 4) fine motor-chewing-swallowing coordination training with multiple types of food. The results showed the present multi-component behavioral intervention protocol successfully established the participant’s self-feeding skills: ameliorated his oral and fine motor skills, cultivated his independent self-feeding function, and increased his food consumption volume and variety.

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Parent-Implemented Procedural Modification of Escape Extinction in the Treatment of Food Selectivity in a Young Child with Autism

Cited by 46 publications

References 14 publications

Parent-Implemented Liquid Fading to Establish Milk Consumption in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Parent-Implemented Liquid Fading to Establish Milk Consumption in a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sensory Snack Time: A School-Based Intervention Addressing Food Selectivity in Autistic Children

Build Independent Self-feeding Function: A Pilot Study on a Child with Autism and Feeding Disorder

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