REDUCING RAPID EATING IN TEENAGERS WITH AUTISM: USE OF A PAGER PROMPT

This study assessed the effects of a vibrating pager for increasing the duration of meal consumption in 3 teenagers with autism who were observed to eat too quickly. Participants were taught to take a bite only when the pager vibrated at predetermined intervals. A reversal design indicated that the...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2008, Vol.41 (1), p.107-111
Main Authors: Anglesea, Melissa M., Hoch, Hannah, Taylor, Bridget A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adults
Agreements
Autism
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Autistic Disorder - therapy
Behavior Modification
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Children & youth
Classrooms
Cues
Data collection
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disorders
Eating Disorders
Eating Habits
Education, Special
Feeding Behavior
Food
Gastroesophageal reflux
Generalization, Response
Humans
Infantile autism
Intellectual disabilities
Intervals
Male
Medical sciences
pager prompts
Prompting
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
rapid eating
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Snack foods
Stimuli
stimulus control
Tactual Perception
Teachers
Teenagers
Treatments
Vibration
Yogurt
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Summary:This study assessed the effects of a vibrating pager for increasing the duration of meal consumption in 3 teenagers with autism who were observed to eat too quickly. Participants were taught to take a bite only when the pager vibrated at predetermined intervals. A reversal design indicated that the vibrating pager successfully increased the total duration of mealtime, thereby slowing the pace of consumption for all 3 participants.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2008.41-107