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Parent Training for Feeding Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Initial Randomized Trial

Parent Training for Feeding Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Initial Randomized Trial

Cynthia R Johnson, Kimberly Brown, Susan L Hyman, Maria M Brooks, Courtney Aponte, Lynne Levato, Brianne Schmidt, Victoria Evans, Zhiguang Huo, Roxanna Bendixen, Heather Eng, Theresa Sax, Tristram Smith

J Pediatr Psychol. 2019 Mar 1;44(2):164-175.

PMID: 30101320

Abstract:

Objective:
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have feeding and mealtime problems. To address these, we conducted a pilot randomized trial of a new 11-session, individually delivered parent training program that integrated behavioral strategies and nutritional guidance (PT-F).
Methods:
Forty-two young children (age: 2 to 7-11 years) with ASD and feeding problems were assigned to 11 sessions of PT-F intervention over 20 weeks or a waitlist control. Outcomes included attendance, parent satisfaction, therapist fidelity, and preliminary assessments of child and parent outcomes.
Results:
Of the 21 PT-F families, attendance was high (85%) as was parent satisfaction (94% would recommend to others). Treatment fidelity was also high (97%-therapist integrity; 94%-parent adherence). Compared with waitlist, children whose parents participated in PT-F showed significantly greater reductions on the two parent-completed primary outcomes (Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory-Revised; Twald = -2.79; p = .003; About Your Child's Eating; Twald = -3.58; p = .001). On the independent evaluator-completed secondary eating outcome, the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement, 48.8% of the participants in PT-F were rated as "responders" compared with 0% in waitlist (p = .006). General child disruptive behavior outcomes decreased more in PT-F but not significantly. Parent outcomes of caregiver stress showed nonsignificant trends favoring PT-F with moderate to small effect sizes.
Conclusions:
This trial provides evidence for feasibility, satisfaction, and fidelity of implementation of PT-F for feeding problems in young children with ASD. Feeding outcomes also appeared favorable and lends support for conducting a larger efficacy trial.

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