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A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT AND NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT TO TREAT FOOD SELECTIVITY IN A CHILD WITH AUTISM |
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| Authors: | Janelle Allison David A Wilder Ivy Chong Ashley Lugo Jessica Pike Nikki Rudy |
| Affiliation: | SCOTT CENTER FOR AUTISM TREATMENT AND FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Abstract: | We compared differential reinforcement plus escape extinction to noncontingent reinforcement plus escape extinction to treat food selectivity exhibited by a young child with autism. The interventions were equally effective for increasing bite acceptance and decreasing problem behaviors. However, a social validity measure suggested that noncontingent reinforcement was preferred by the child's caregiver. |
| Keywords: | autism differential reinforcement escape extinction food selectivity noncontingent reinforcement |