A COMPARISON OF SENSORY INTEGRATIVE AND BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES AS TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC FEEDING DISORDERS |
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| Authors: | Laura R Addison Cathleen C Piazza Meeta R Patel Melanie H Bachmeyer Kristi M Rivas Suzanne M Milnes Jackie Oddo |
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| Affiliation: | ADDISON BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES, CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA;UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER''S MUNROE-MEYER INSTITUTE;CLINIC 4 KIDZ, SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA;KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE;UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER''S MUNROE-MEYER INSTITUTE;THE ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
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| Abstract: | We compared the effects of escape extinction (EE) plus noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) with sensory integration therapy as treatment for the feeding problems of 2 children. Results indicated that EE plus NCR was more effective in increasing acceptance, decreasing inappropriate behavior, and increasing amount consumed relative to sensory integration for both children. The results are discussed in terms of the challenges of evaluating sensory‐integration‐based treatments, and the reasons why component analyses of multicomponent treatments like sensory integration are important. |
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| Keywords: | escape extinction food refusal food selectivity feeding disorders noncontingent reinforcement pediatric feeding disorders sensory integration |
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