In children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and feeding difficulties, is traditional operant conditioning intervention more effective than novel systematic desensitisation intervention at improving dietary variety and nutrition, and decreasing maladaptive mealtime behaviours and parental stress?

Queensland Children's Medical Research InstituteRoyal Children's Hospital0 个研究点目标入组 101 人开始时间: 2011年7月12日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or a pending diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
•Limited dietary variety across core food groups: diet currently includes less than 10 foods which are predominantly carbohydrates, 10 foods which are predominantly proteins, and 10 fruits/vegetables; limited range of textures consumed; don’t eat an age-appropriate range of textures; limit diet to only 1 or 2 textures of foods; consume predominantly ‘easy-to-eat’ junk foods
•Mealtimes are taking longer than 30 minutes
•There are problematic behaviours at mealtimes, which are contributing to parental stress

•Children who are medically unstable: this describes acutely unwell children who may experience a deterioration in health.
•Children with documented aspiration on any solid food textures (children on modified liquids will be accepted)
•Children with severe malnutrition, whose primary goal of nutrition could only be achieved by supplementary tube feeding
•Children with gut malabsorption disorders, which are not well controlled or understood
•Children with an allergy or current intolerance to more than 2 types of foods
•Children whose primary health carer has a known/declared mental health condition
•Children whose family’s primary language is that other than English or children identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background

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Queensland Children's Medical Research InstituteRoyal Children's Hospital