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Food refusal and avoidant eating in children, including those with autism spectrum conditions : Gillian Greville-Harris and Elizabeth Shea.A practical guide for parents and professionals /

By: Harris, Gillian.
Contributor(s): Shea, Elizabeth [author].
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Description: 232 pages illustrations 23 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785923180.Subject(s): EATING DISORDERS | FEEDING DISORDERS | NEOPHOBIA | SENSORY ISSUES | CHILDREN | BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION | PARENT GUIDES | PROFESSIONALS GUIDES
Contents:
The early stages -- Neophobia : the onset of the fear of new and different foods -- Sensory factors and how these affect food acceptance -- The disgust response and the development of avoidant eating -- Appetite and appetite regulation -- What is avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder? -- Managing the environment around the child -- Is the child reasdy to move on? -- What doesn't work and why -- Interventions with the younger child -- Interventions with the older child -- What else might be going wrong?
Summary: "A guide for parents and professionals working with children with autism who have a restricted dietary range. It helps the reader to understand the behaviour and work with it, in order to gradually increase the range of food a child will eat. Informative and accessible, the book helps manage selective eating in all its manifestations." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE
List(s) this item appears in: Recently added autism books. April 2019 CM
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The early stages -- Neophobia : the onset of the fear of new and different foods -- Sensory factors and how these affect food acceptance -- The disgust response and the development of avoidant eating -- Appetite and appetite regulation -- What is avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder? -- Managing the environment around the child -- Is the child reasdy to move on? -- What doesn't work and why -- Interventions with the younger child -- Interventions with the older child -- What else might be going wrong?

"A guide for parents and professionals working with children with autism who have a restricted dietary range. It helps the reader to understand the behaviour and work with it, in order to gradually increase the range of food a child will eat. Informative and accessible, the book helps manage selective eating in all its manifestations." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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