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Publication Date: 2008
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Reducing Rapid Eating in Teenagers with Autism: Use of a Pager Prompt
Anglesea, Melissa M.; Hoch, Hannah; Taylor, Bridget A.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v41 n1 p107-111 Spr 2008
This study assessed the effects of a vibrating pager for increasing the duration of meal consumption in 3 teenagers with autism who were observed to eat too quickly. Participants were taught to take a bite only when the pager vibrated at predetermined intervals. A reversal design indicated that the vibrating pager successfully increased the total duration of mealtime, thereby slowing the pace of consumption for all 3 participants. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Intervals, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Stimuli, Tactual Perception, Behavior Modification, Food
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html
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Language: English
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