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ERIC Number: EJ1185566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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Food Selectivity and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment
Peterson, Kathryn; Ibañez, Vivian
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v50 n6 p322-332 Jul-Aug 2018
Food selectivity is the most commonly reported feeding problem in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD.) Schreck et al. (2004) surveyed 472 caregivers of children between 5 and 12 years of age. They found that 72% of those children diagnosed with ASD had feeding difficulties, significantly higher than same-age peers without ASD. Unfortunately, little is known about the development and maintenance of food selectivity. For children with food selectivity, immediate health risks may not be apparent if the child is growing and gaining weight normally. This article presents guidelines for a data-based approach to objectively assess behavior, develop a plan, evaluate treatment, and continuously track success for food selectivity.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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