An Overview of Strategies to Address Food Selectivity and Refusal in Individuals with Autism

• By: Christopher Perrin, PhD, BCBA-D Amanda Guld, PhD, BCBA-D Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• January 1st, 2012
• behaviors, caregivers, eating, feeding, food, picky eaters, treatment, winter 2012 issue
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Feeding difficulties are common in typically developing children (2-35%), and are even more common in children with developmental problems (33-80%; Babbitt, Hoch, & Coe, 1994; Burklow, Phelps, et al, 1998). Feeding difficulties in individuals with autism is one of the most challenging...

Self-Reinforcing My Own Behavior Plan

• By: Travis E. Breeding
• October 1st, 2011
• ABA, adults, applied behavior analysis, Asperger’s, behaviors
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is scientific approach that involves using modern behavioral learning theories to modify overt behaviors. As an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, this is a theory that I find useful to practice in my own life. It is extremely challenging to self-reinforce my own...