ERIC Number: EJ980628
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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Using a Chaser to Decrease Packing in Children with Feeding Disorders
Vaz, Petula C. M.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Stewart, Victoria; Volkert, Valerie M.; Groff, Rebecca A.; Patel, Meeta R.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v45 n1 p97-105 Spr 2012
Packing is a problematic mealtime behavior that is characterized by pocketing or holding solids or liquids in the mouth without swallowing. In the current study, we examined the effects of a chaser, a liquid or solid consistently accepted and swallowed by the child, to decrease packing of solid foods in 3 children with feeding disorders. During the chaser procedure, the therapist presented the chaser immediately for 2 children or 15 s after each bite presentation for 1 child. The chaser was effective in decreasing packing for all 3 children. The results are discussed in terms of the clinical importance of the findings and directions for future research. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Nutrition, Infants, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Observation, Children, Data Collection, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Intervention, Infant Behavior, Individual Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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