AUCD: Poster Symposium: Improving Physical, Mental and Emotional Health and Wellness for People with Disabilities: Using a Family-Centered, Multicomponent Intervention Package to Promote the Food Acceptance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Promoting Food Acceptance for Children with ASD [download]

Presenter

Julie Brunson, Master of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Graduate Student
Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Deirdre Muldoon, CCC-SLP, BCBA, Center for Development and Disability, Albuquerque, NM, United States, NM - Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND;
Joanna Cosbey, PhD, OTR/L, University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, Albuquerque, NM, United States;

Description

This poster examines the efficacy and social validity of a family-centered intervention package designed to increase the acceptance of less preferred foods and/or food groups by young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study included four parent-child dyads and targeted behaviors identified collaboratively by the parent and investigators. The intervention package was individualized, family-centered, and that addressed multiple dimensions of mealtimes.

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