Assessment and Treatment of Food Refusal in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Food Refusal in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Verbal Beginnings
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Join Free →It's estimated that the prevalence of problematic mealtime behavior among individuals with a diagnosis of ASD is as high as 80%. Treatment utilizing ABA is well supported, however many behavior analysts are unaware that such treatments exist and what behaviors indicate a problem that necessitates intervention by a specialist. This presentation will provide an overview of challenging mealtime behaviors, implications for treatment, and some basic strategies that can be applied by the behavior analyst that has not received extensive training in the treatment of feeding disorders.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
| COA | 2 | — |
Ben Sarcia joined Verbal Beginnings as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2015. He has served as the Clinical Director of the Healthy Beginnings Behavioral Feeding Program since the program’s inception in 2016. Ben began his experience with the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism Resource Center as a graduate student. After completing a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Ben went on to work as a behavior analyst in the Feeding Disorders Continuum at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. Ben’s research interests include functional analysis of inappropriate mealtime behavior, as well as exploring the long-term outcomes of children treated for food refusal utilizing an applied behavior analytic approach. He is also the father of two boys and enjoys lake trips with his family whenever time allows.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.