title: Teaching self-feeding skills to patients with Rett syndrome.
abstract: Few studies have examined the extent to which functional hand-use may be taught to girls with Rett syndrome after those skills have been lost. In this investigation, five females with classic Rett syndrome were taught to feed themselves using a method of prompting and reinforcement. All patients demonstrated improvements in their self-feeding skills. The results are discussed in terms of the factors that may influence the acquisition of skills in girls with Rett syndrome, and directions for future research and proposed.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*