title: Training self-feeding skills in children who are deaf and blind.
abstract: There are very few studies that describe programs to train self-feeding skills in young children who are deaf and blind. This research reports two single-case studies on the acquisition of self-feeding in children with developmental disabilities and combined visual and auditory impairments. Study 1 included the use of prompting, prompt-fading, and contingent sensory reinforcement procedures to train independent self-feeding in a 7-year-old girl. Study 2 incorporated social reinforcement and response interruption to refine the self-feeding skills of a 6-year-old boy. Both studies were conducted by direct-care providers within an educational setting and reported maintenance of skill acquisition at 4 and 8 months posttraining.
authors.affiliation: Psychological and Educational Resource Associates, Concord, MA 01742.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Luiselli
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004519:Education, Special; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male