O'Hara Cassandra, Fernand Jonathan K, Chhettri Akanksha, Fosua Beatrice
Autism Compassion Africa, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Present Address: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2022 Dec 28;16(3):1-7. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00771-z.
Rapid eating is a common and potentially dangerous behavior among individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; Favell et al. , 481-492, 1980). Although limited research has shown efficacy in treating rapid eating using procedures that increase interresponse time between bites, the literature on preassessment methods to inform treatment remains limited. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to replicate and extend procedures used by Page et al. , 87-91 (2016) to effectively reduce the rapid eating of an adolescent male diagnosed with ASD through the incorporation of a preassessment and treatment package including a vibrating pager, vocal rule, and response blocking. Overall, results of the study demonstrated that the preassessment was effective in determining foods to be included in treatment, and the treatment package was effective in increasing average interresponse time between bites. Additions to the current literature as well as limitations to be addressed in future research are discussed.
进食过快是被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍（ASD；法维尔等人，第481 - 492页，1980年）的个体中常见且可能危险的行为。尽管有限的研究表明，使用增加咬食之间反应间隔时间的程序来治疗进食过快是有效的，但关于为治疗提供依据的预评估方法的文献仍然有限。因此，本研究的目的是复制并扩展佩奇等人（第87 - 91页，2016年）所使用的程序，通过纳入包括振动寻呼机、语音规则和反应阻断在内的预评估和治疗方案，有效减少一名被诊断为ASD的青少年男性的进食过快行为。总体而言，研究结果表明，预评估在确定纳入治疗的食物方面是有效的，并且治疗方案在增加咬食之间的平均反应间隔时间方面是有效的。文中讨论了对当前文献的补充以及未来研究中需要解决的局限性。
