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Treatment of chronic food refusal in a young developmentally disabled child
Author(s) -
Didden Robert,
Seys Daniel,
Schouwink Dorine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199910/12)14:4<213::aid-bin36>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - psychology , extinction (optical mineralogy) , developmental psychology , reinforcement , pediatrics , medicine , social psychology , paleontology , biology
Chronic food refusal is a common problem among young children with developmental disabilities. Children with chronic food refusal may require supplemental tube feedings or parental feedings. A multicomponent treatment package consisting of escape–avoidance extinction, shaping and positive reinforcement was effective in establishing a normal oral feeding pattern with a 1.5 years old developmentally disabled child who was fed by gastrostomic tube. Treatment effects generalized to the home setting and were maintained during follow‐up. After treatment, tube‐feeding was discontinued. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.