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Introduction viiCHAPTER 1 Selective Eating 1 CHAPTER 2 The Role of Repeated Taste Exposure 13 CHAPTER 3 "Mealtime Battles" 19 CHAPTER 4 Do Not Become Preoccupied with Amount 29 CHAPTER 5 Adaptations for Children Who Are Underweight and Overweight 33 CHAPTER 6 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Selective Eating 39 CHAPTER 7 Sensory Issues and Selective Eating 45 CHAPTER 8 Diet Considerations 49 CHAPTER 9 Factors That Can Affect Eating 59 CHAPTER 10 Why and How Interventions Work: Components Used before Tasting 71 CHAPTER 11 Why and How Interventions Work: Using Reinforcement and Ignoring 89 CHAPTER 12 Before You Develop an Intervention 101 CHAPTER 13 Plan 1: A Structured Meal Plan Using Modeling, Praise, and Food Choice 107 CHAPTER 14 Plan 2: The Family Meal 115 CHAPTER 15 Plan 3: Plate A-Plate B 123 CHAPTER 16 Plan 4: Taste Sessions 139 CHAPTER 17 Plan 5: Taste Sessions with a Required Bite 147 CHAPTER 18 Hierarchical Interventions: How They Work and How Sometimes They Do Not 157 CHAPTER 19 Adaptations for Older Children 161 Conclusion 167 Appendix A Mealtime Data Sheet 170 Appendix B Food Exposure Data Sheet 171 Appendix C Taste Session Data Sheet 172 Appendix D Visual Supports 173 Appendix E Sample Behavioral Contract and Weekly Data Sheet 176 Appendix F Good Behavior Chart 180 Appendix G Helpful Nutrition Resources 181 References 182 Index 194 About the Authors 197
Dr. Keith Williams is a licensed psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). He has been the Director of the Feeding Program at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center for twenty years. Dr. Williams is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, where he teaches medical students, graduate students, and medical residents. He has written more than sixty book chapters and articles in the area of feeding problems and child nutrition. He is coauthor of Treating Eating Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities: Interventions for Professionals and Parents. Dr. Laura Seiverling is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She worked for five years at St. Mary's Hospital for Children's Center for Pediatric Feeding Disorders in Bayside, New York, serving as both psychologist and clinical supervisor for the program. She now resides in South Carolina and holds an Assistant Teaching Professor position for Ball State University's Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program. Dr. Seiverling has over ten years of experience providing treatment for feeding, as well as other behaviors in children. She has published more than thirty articles and book chapters in the areas of feeding problems, autism spectrum disorder, staff and parent training, and behavioral interventions.