Treating Food Refusal & Selectivity: Part 1

Feeding problems in children with autism are treatable. The behavior must first be assessed to determine the maintaining variables and potential reinforcers to increase food consumption. This training provides evidence-based interventions for treating food refusal and selectivity when manipulating antecedent-based interventions and simple reinforcement-based strategies alone are not effective in increasing food consumption.

As with decreasing any challenging behavior, preference assessments are essential in determining effective reinforcers; a description of this procedure is delivered. Parents participate in the most meals with their children, so a detailed review of the role of the parent in treating food refusal and selectivity in current research is provided. In addition, we offer a review of the legal and ethical considerations around the treatment of feeding problems.

Learning objectives:

1.     Commonly used reinforcement-based behavior analytic procedures for treating food refusal and selectivity.
2.     Successful behavior analytic treatment packages for treating food refusal and selectivity.
3.     Legal and ethical considerations around the treatment of feeding problems.

Presenters: Christine Austin, BCaBA, and Michele LaMarche, BCBA

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