Melissa M. Anglesea, Hannah Hoch, & Bridget A. Taylor. (2008).
Reducing rapid eating in teenagers with autism: Use of a pager prompt.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
41, 107-111.
This study assessed the effects of a vibrating pager for increasing the
duration of meal consumption in 3 teenagers with autism who were
observed to eat too quickly. Participants were taught to take a bite only
when the pager vibrated at predetermined intervals. A reversal design
indicated that the vibrating pager successfully increased the total duration
of mealtime, thereby slowing the pace of consumption for all 3 participants.
DESCRIPTORS: autism, pager prompts, rapid eating, stimulus control