Just take a bite : easy, effective answers to food aversions and eating challenges!
This book is a guide to overcoming food aversions and eating challenges, particularly common among children on the autism spectrum. The authors discuss how to implement a comprehensive treatment plan to maintain a balanced diet through coaxing and encouraging problem-eaters to try new foods.
236 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
9781932565126, 1932565124
1239624711
Foreword. Temple Grandin. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Who Are Resistant Eaters? 2. Oral-Motor Development. 3. Environmental and Behavioural Factors. Contributing to Problems with Eating. 4. Sensory-Based and Motor-Based Problems. Affecting the Resistant Eater. 5. Motor-Based Eating Problems vs. Sensory-Based Eating Problems. 6. Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive Treatment Plan. 7. Environmental Controls. 8.Gastrointestinal, Physical and Oral-Motor Development. 9. Stages of Sensory Development for Eating. 10. A Recipe for Success. Appendix. References.