Effects of an Oral-Sensory/Oral-Motor Stimulation/Positive Reinforcement Program on the Acceptance of Nonpreferred Foods by Youth with Physical and Multiple Disabilities

Effects of an Oral-Sensory/Oral-Motor Stimulation/Positive Reinforcement Program on the Acceptance of Nonpreferred Foods by Youth with Physical and Multiple Disabilities

This study employed a multiple probe design to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based lunchtime oral-sensory/oral-motor/positive reinforcement program on food acceptance behaviors of three youth with multiple disabilities. Overall dramatic gains in food acceptance behaviors of all participants...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services 2005, Vol.24 (1), p.41
Hauptverfasser: Bailey, Rita L, Angell, Maureen E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior Modification
Eating Habits
Graduate Students
Intervention
Multiple Disabilities
Positive Reinforcement
Program Effectiveness
Reliability
School Personnel
Speech Language Pathology
Stimulation
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Zusammenfassung:This study employed a multiple probe design to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based lunchtime oral-sensory/oral-motor/positive reinforcement program on food acceptance behaviors of three youth with multiple disabilities. Overall dramatic gains in food acceptance behaviors of all participants indicated that trained school personnel were effective in implementing the combined program package after observing trained speech-language pathology graduate students. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)