Applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy may be a useful feeding intervention for children with autism.
This case study was designed to see if a type of ABA therapy (positive behavior support) could help a child with autism learn to accept food. This type of family-centered therapy seemed to result in lasting changes in the child's eating behavior. The therapy also involved a larger support process that improved family life. The six-year-old boy began to accept food (scrambled eggs, hot dogs, etc.) that he had stopped eating before the study started. The authors suggest that studies be done with children of different ages and different types of families.
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Movement Therapy
Aug 10, 2009 by AnonymousAutism Movement Therapy, Inc. is a nonprofit organization focused on serving the autism community by supporting autism research Dr Martha Herbert PhD, TRANSCEND RESEARCH PROGRAM - Mass General Hospital for Children) & environmental organizations The Natural Resources Defense Council & the Environmental Defense Action Fund helping to "clean/green" our planet.
Because Autism is ALL our Responsibility!
AMT is an autism intervention incorporating movement and music in collaboration with Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in meeting and achieving their speech and language, social and academic IEP goals.
Here is an article that appeared in Autism Aspergers Digest about AMT.
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