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EFFECTS OF BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING ON PARENTAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN'S FOOD SELECTIVITY
Author(s) -
Seiverling Laura,
Williams Keith,
Sturmey Peter,
Hart Sadie
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.45-197
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , psychology , taste , extinction (optical mineralogy) , parent training , autism , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , reinforcement , clinical psychology , audiology , psychiatry , communication , medicine , neuroscience , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , paleontology , biology
We used behavioral skills training to teach parents of 3 children with autism spectrum disorder and food selectivity to conduct a home‐based treatment package that consisted of taste exposure, escape extinction, and fading. Parent performance following training improved during both taste sessions and probe meals and was reflected in increases in children's acceptance of bites and decreases in their disruptive behavior. Parents also reported that increases in diet variety were maintained at follow‐up.