Assessment and Treatment of Feeding-Related Problem Behaviors of a 16-Year-Old Girl With PDD-NOS
| Autor: | Lori Simmons, Steven K. Verstraete, Vicki Madaus Knapp, David B. McAdam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention medicine.disease Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Autism spectrum disorder Intervention (counseling) medicine Autism Girl Psychology Functional analysis (psychology) media_common Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Case Studies. 11:276-284 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3802 1534-6501 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534650112457019 |
| Popis: | This case study describes the successful implementation of a behavioral intervention for the mealtime problem behaviors of a 16-year-old girl with Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified attending a private school for students with developmental disabilities. Initially, an analogue-functional analysis using a pairwise single-case experimental design was conducted, and based on the results of this assessment, a multicomponent function-based intervention was developed. The results obtained demonstrated that interventions for problem behaviors developed in hospital-based clinics can be implemented in community-based educational settings successfully. The results also demonstrated that behavioral intervention strategies shown to be effective with young children with developmental disabilities also work for a teenager with an autism spectrum disorder, illustrating the generality of a behavioral approach to feeding difficulties. Methodological limitations of the case study, advantages of a community-based treatment approach, and recommendations for clinicians are provided. |
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