Research: Treatment of Food Selectivity in a Young Child with Autism

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Authored by Wood, BK, Wolery M., and Kaiser AP in Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Volume 24, Issue 3, p. 169-177, (2009).

Article summary (posted Mar 16, 2010):

Therapeutic feeding intervention may increase the number and variety of foods eaten by a child with autism.

This case study describes feeding intervention with a five your child with autism who was on the gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet. The treatment package focused on four new food items. The boy learned to eat GFCF pizza, GFCF waffle, apple, and french fries. He often said no when asked to try a new food. And at times, he left therapy sessions when hand-over-hand prompts were used.

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autism, case study, casein-free diet, diet, gluten-free casein-free (GFCF), gluten-free diet, intervention, prompt, therapy, treatment
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