Caregiver-conducted experimental functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior.

Adel C. Najdowski, Michele D. Wallace, Becky Penrod, Jonathan Tarbox, Kara Reagon, & Thomas S. Higbee. (2008) Caregiver-conducted experimental functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 459-465.

The purpose of the current study was to replicate the use of parents as therapists for experimental functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior with multiple participants while measuring procedural integrity. Clear functions were identified, and high percentages of procedural integrity were obtained.

DESCRIPTORS: caregivers, feeding, food selectivity, functional analysis