Abstract
Food selectivity is a common problem for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; Schreck, Williams, & Smith, 2004). Behavior-analytic interventions have the most empirical support for feeding disorders (Sharp, Jaquess, Morton, & Miles, 2011). However, there are no randomized controlled trials that have evaluated its effects with a well-defined cohort of children with ASD. In the current investigation, we randomly assigned 6 young children with ASD and food selectivity to either an applied behavior analytic intervention or a wait-list control. We used a crossover randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent applied behavior analytic intervention on independent acceptance and mouth clean of 16 novel foods. We subsequently exposed the wait-list control group to the intervention. We also evaluated the effects of the intervention on individual participants with single-case designs. The percentage of independent acceptance and mouth clean increased for the applied behavior analytic intervention group, but not for the wait-list control group until we implemented the intervention.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 895-917 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of applied behavior analysis |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2019 |
Keywords
- applied behavior analysis
- autism spectrum disorder
- escape extinction
- food selectivity
- randomized controlled trial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science