Training self-feeding skills in children who are deaf and blind

Behav Modif. 1993 Oct;17(4):457-73. doi: 10.1177/01454455930174003.

Abstract

There are very few studies that describe programs to train self-feeding skills in young children who are deaf and blind. This research reports two single-case studies on the acquisition of self-feeding in children with developmental disabilities and combined visual and auditory impairments. Study 1 included the use of prompting, prompt-fading, and contingent sensory reinforcement procedures to train independent self-feeding in a 7-year-old girl. Study 2 incorporated social reinforcement and response interruption to refine the self-feeding skills of a 6-year-old boy. Both studies were conducted by direct-care providers within an educational setting and reported maintenance of skill acquisition at 4 and 8 months posttraining.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
  • Behavior Therapy*
  • Blindness / psychology
  • Blindness / rehabilitation*
  • Child
  • Deafness / psychology
  • Deafness / rehabilitation*
  • Education, Special
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male