Treating Feeding Challenges in Autism: Turning the Tables on Mealtime

Treating Feeding Challenges in Autism: Turning the Tables on Mealtime distills existing research on feeding disorders treatment into the very best, most effective and most practical strategies for practitioners to implement with their clients who have autism and other developmental and behavioral disorders. The book focuses on the few but highly effective feeding treatment procedures that work in the large percentage of cases.

The book describes each procedure in practical, how-to language, with the goal of explaining how to implement them in the real-life settings in which practitioners actually work. The book includes a large variety of sample datasheets, intervention plans and graphs of sample data to serve as practical examples to guide clinicians through the process of selecting, implementing, analyzing and troubleshooting feeding interventions.

Summarizes the basic behavioral principles underlying feeding disordersDiscusses the origin and function of feeding disordersDetails the assessment of feeding disordersCovers practical issues related to feeding environmentLists materials needed for implementing feeding interventionsExplains how to transfer strategies and procedures from the practitioner to parents and caregiversIncludes sample datasheets, intervention plans and graphs of sample data

1. Introduction 2. Medical and Behavioral Origins of Feeding Problems 3. Preparing for Meals 4. Treatment Components: Positive Reinforcement and Escape Extinction 5. Treatment Components: Antecedent Variables 6. Common Treatment Packages 7. Treatment Management 8. Caregiver Training and Follow-Up 9. Troubleshooting