Yummy Starts: A Constructional Approach to Food Selectivity with Children with Autism
Description:
Food selectivity exhibited by children with autism creates a myriad of barriers for families and children, ranging from social to nutritional. The typical approach to food selectivity is pathological. The pathological approach attempts to eliminate food selectivity through the use of techniques such as escape extinction. While successful in decreasing aspects of food challenges, such as food refusals, the pathological approach does not necessarily establish desired responses to foods or mealtim…
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Date:
May 2015
Creator:
Cihon, Joseph Harvey