Decreasing expulsions by a child with a feeding disorder: using a brush to present and re-present food.
Previous research has demonstrated that extinction in the form of re-presentation of expelled bites is an effective intervention for treating food expulsion. The current study compared the effectiveness of re-presenting expulsions with a spoon to re-presenting with a Nuk brush for a 4-year-old boy with a feeding disorder. Fewer expulsions were observed when using the brush for re-presentation, and further reductions were observed when the brush was also used for initial presentations.
Girolami
Peter A
PA
Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. girolami@kennedykrieger.org
Boscoe
James H
JH
Roscoe
Nicole
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D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male