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Interventions to Treat Feeding Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comprehensive Review

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International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

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Feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and can be distressing for parents and other caregivers who are concerned that their children’s diets are nutritionally inadequate and who often face mealtime behavior problems. This chapter will (a) review the definition and epidemiology of common feeding problems found in children with ASD as well as the interventions to treat them; (b) examine feeding problems in terms of functional analyses, treatment components, and component analyses of treatment packages; (c) discuss the measurement of long-term treatment gains, parent training, generalization, inclusion of social validity measures, initial assessments, and measurement of corollary responses in the current intervention literature; and (d) suggest areas for future researchers.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Flushing, NY, 11367, USA

    Laura J. Seiverling, John Ward-Horner & Peter Sturmey

  2. Feeding Program, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA

    Keith E. Williams

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Seiverling, L.J., Williams, K.E., Ward-Horner, J., Sturmey, P. (2011). Interventions to Treat Feeding Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comprehensive Review. In: Matson, J., Sturmey, P. (eds) International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8065-6_31

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