Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to extend the feeding literature by evaluating a caregiver-implemented behavioral intervention to address pediatric feeding disorders. We evaluated the effects of a treatment package, consisting of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior, demand fading, modeling, a token economy, and a visual schedule, on compliance with feeding instructions, bite consumption, and inappropriate mealtime behavior. Three children and their caregiver participated in the current study. Results demonstrate that the treatment package was effective for increasing compliance with the feeding instruction, for all three participants, as well as increasing bite consumption and decreasing inappropriate, for two of the three participants. We discuss variables that may attribute to the outcomes for each participant as well as potential variables that influence caregiver implementation and acceptability of the treatment package.