Cited by 48Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesBehavioral and Psychological StudiesAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

Randomized controlled trial of an applied behavior analytic intervention for food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder

Peterson, Kathryn M., Piazza, Cathleen C., Ibañez, Vivian F., Fisher, Wayne W.·2019·Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Abstract

Food selectivity is a common problem for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; Schreck, Williams, & Smith, 2004). Behavior-analytic interventions have the most empirical support for feeding disorders (Sharp, Jaquess, Morton, & Miles, 2011). However, there are no randomized controlled trials that have evaluated its effects with a well-defined cohort of children with ASD. In the current investigation, we randomly assigned 6 young children with ASD and food selectivity to either an applied behavior analytic intervention or a wait-list control. We used a crossover randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent applied behavior analytic intervention on independent acceptance and mouth clean of 16 novel foods. We subsequently exposed the wait-list control group to the intervention. We also evaluated the effects of the intervention on individual participants with single-case designs. The percentage of independent acceptance and mouth clean increased for the applied behavior analytic intervention group, but not for the wait-list control group until we implemented the intervention.

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Authors
Peterson, K. M., Piazza, C. C., Ibañez, V. F., & Fisher, W. W.
Affiliations
Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Piazza, Cathleen C.
Venue
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-10
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
895-917
ISSN
  • 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3703
OpenAlex
W2982034280
Cited by
48
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5
FWCI
3.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
University of Nebraska Medical Center's Pediatric Research Fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords
picky eating, autism spectrum disorder, applied behavior analysis, feeding disorders, novel food acceptance, children, multicomponent intervention
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Food Fussiness, Behavior Therapy, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Male, Treatment Outcome, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

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