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PARENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF FOOD SELECTIVITY IN NATURAL SETTINGS
Author(s) -
Najdowski Adel C.,
Wallace Michele D.,
Doney Janice K.,
Ghezzi Patrick M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-383
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , differential reinforcement , developmental psychology , parent training , affect (linguistics) , social psychology , psychiatry , communication , chemistry , intervention (counseling) , mineralogy
This study evaluated the effects of a parent‐conducted functional analysis and treatment consisting of differential reinforcement of an alternative behavior, escape extinction, and demand fading on food selectivity in a young child with autism. Increases in food acceptance at home and in a restaurant were obtained.