EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN (0-12) WITH ASD AND EATING ISSUES Protocol for Scoping Review
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Anne Marie Clancy, Karen O'Driscoll, Dr Irene Walsh, Dr Julie Regan, EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN (0-12) WITH ASD AND EATING ISSUES Protocol for Scoping Review, 2022, 1-13Download Item:
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Background: Approximately 40-90% of people on the autism spectrum are considered to present with challenging eating and mealtime behaviours (2) and are five times more likely to experience eating difficulties than neurotypical peers (4). Features of eating needs include restrictive diets and food refusal which impacts significantly on nutritional, medical and developmental wellbeing. Whilst many studies have focused on intervention for children with ASD and eating needs, previous systematic reviews conducted since 1999 highlight primarily the empirical evidence for behavioural interventions.
Objectives: This scoping review aims to
i. map the interventions available to this cohort of children according to categories and establish the impact of interventions across categories,
ii. determine how the included studies report their interventions including timing, duration, dosage, mode of delivery including disciplines involved in delivering the intervention,
iii. determine the level of involvement of parents during the assessment and intervention and the consideration of the impact of eating needs on parental stress and family unit,
iv. using the Tidier framework (14), determine the quality in reporting the varying aspects of the interventions and determine any gaps that may exist within this.
Methods: Clinical interventions, other than those with an operant conditioning underpinning for children under 12 with a primary diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and eating needs will be included. Key electronic databases will be searched for relevant articles that meet the inclusion criteria for the past 50 years (from 1973 – 2023). Two independent reviewers will assess articles for eligibility. The interventions outlined in the eligible studies will be grouped according to 4 broad categories which should yield a more structured approach that should allow more ready comparisons to be made.
Conclusion: This scoping review will inform future research being completed as part of a PhD and should render information that will inform therapeutic interventions.
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