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CHIN PROMPT PLUS RE‐PRESENTATION AS TREATMENT FOR EXPULSION IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING DISORDERS
Author(s) -
Wilkins Jonathan W.,
Piazza Cathleen C.,
Groff Rebecca A.,
Vaz Petula C. M.
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.44-513
Subject(s) - chin , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , pediatrics , surgery , anatomy
Expulsion (spitting out food) is a problem behavior observed in many children with feeding disorders. In the current investigation, we identified 4 children diagnosed with a feeding disorder who exhibited high rates of expulsion. Treatment with re‐presentation (placing expelled liquids or solids back into the child's mouth) was not effective in reducing expulsion. Therefore, we added a chin‐prompt procedure (the feeder applied gentle upward pressure to the child's chin and lower lip) for the initial presentation and the re‐presentation. Chin prompt plus representation resulted in low rates of expulsion for all 4 children. The results are discussed in terms of the potential underlying mechanisms behind the effectiveness of the chin‐prompt procedure.