Just Take a Bite

Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges!

By: Lori Ernsperger, Tania Stegen-Hanson, Temple Speaker Grandin (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 1 January 2004

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Just Take a Bite is a much-needed guide to overcoming food aversions and eating challenges, particularly common among children on the autism spectrum. Lori Ernsperger and Tania Stegen-Hanson discuss how to implement a comprehensive treatment plan to maintain a balanced diet through coaxing and encouraging problem-eaters to try new foods. They emphasise 'just taking a bite' - trying new food once, in small quantities, despite reservations or even fear about its appearance or texture. The authors also offer strategic and practical tips on how to minimise disruptive mealtime behaviour, providing simple and effective solutions to psychological food dislikes, such as controlling the environmental factors of discipline, tension among siblings, table manners, and portion size.

Ernsperger and Stegen-Hanson's approach to fussy eaters is sensitive, pragmatic and forward thinking, aiming to widen children's limited food tastes, broaden their concept of trying new foods and enable them to accept invitations to eat with friends, expressing their likes and dislikes politely. Offering help on how to transform your child from a resistant eater to an experimental eater, this book is invaluable in its practicality.

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This book is for those who have children with food issues... The tables and charts can be photocopied and the case studies are extremely helpful for parents and therapists... This is perfectly suited for therapists, students studying OT, parents and families with children struggling with food aversions. -- BellaOnline Reviews

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Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Who Are Resistant eaters?	p. 1
Identifying a Resistant Eater	p. 2
Common Characteristic of a Resistant Eater	p. 4
Food Neophobia Scale	p. 10
Other Assessment Tools	p. 12
Oral-Motor Development	p. 15
In Utero	p. 19
Newborns: 0-3 Months	p. 19
4-6 Months	p. 21
7-9 Months	p. 22
10-12 Month-Old	p. 23
13-15 Month-Old	p. 24
16-18 Month-Old	p. 25
19-24 Month-Old	p. 26
25-26 Month-Old	p. 27
Food Texture and Eating Skills	p. 28
Environmental and Behavioral Factors Contributing to Problems with Eating	p. 33
Food Neophobia	p. 34
Environmental Factors and Eating	p. 37
Cultural Roadblocks	p. 39
Resistant Eaters and Developmental Disabilities	p. 48
Sensory-Based and Motor-Based Problems Affecting the Resistant Eater	p. 55
Sensory Integration Dysfunction	p. 55
Proprioceptive Sensory Information	p. 57
Vestibular Sensory Information	p. 59
Tactile Sensory Information	p. 66
Gustatory Sensory Information (Taste)	p. 69
Olfactory Sensory Information (Smell)	p. 71
Visual Sensory Information	p. 74
Auditory Sensory Information (Hearing)	p. 76
Modulation	p. 78
How to Use and Organize the Information We Have About the Resistant Eater	p. 81
Motor-Based Eating Problems vs. Sensory-Based Eating Problems	p. 83
Reflux and Other Gastrointestinal Problems	p. 85
Abnormal Sucking Pattern	p. 89
Nasal Reflux	p. 90
Aspiration	p. 90
Gagging	p. 91
Drooling	p. 92
Tooth Grinding	p. 93
Limited Upper-Lip Movement	p. 94
Immature Spoon Feeding Skills	p. 95
Immature Cup-Drinking Skills	p. 96
Immature biting and Chewing Skills	p. 98
Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive Treatment Plan	p. 101
Guidelines for Writing a Treatment Plan	p. 108
Part 1: Environmental Controls	p. 113
Snack and Mealtime Schedules	p. 114
Guidelines for Creating the Meal/Snack Schedules	p. 114
The Mealtime Setting	p. 117
Guidelines for Selecting a Setting	p. 117
Create a Supportive and Nurturing Environment	p. 119
Guidelines for Creating a Supportive Mealtime Environment	p. 119
Portion Size and Food Selection	p. 122
Guidelines for Implementing Appropriate Portion Sizes	p. 122
Food Selection	p. 124
Guidelines for Food Selection	p. 125
Food Jags	p. 127
Guidelines for Addressing Food Jags	p. 128
Appropriate Behavior During the Mealtime	p. 129
Guidelines for Implementing Appropriate Mealtime Behaviors	p. 129
Part 2: Gastrointestinal, Physical and Oral-Motor Development	p. 135
Gastrointestinal Comfort	p. 136
Physical Development	p. 140
The Upper Body	p. 140
The Lower Body	p. 143
Postural Control Activities	p. 144
Goals for Postural Control	p. 145
Physical Development Lessons 1-5	p. 145
Oral-Motor Activities	p. 155
Goals for Oral-Motor Programs	p. 156
Oral-Motor Lessons 1-8	p. 157
Part 3: Stages of Sensory Development for Eating	p. 171
Guidelines for Implementing the Stages for Sensory Development	p. 173
Acceptance	p. 175
Guidelines for Implementing Stage One-Acceptance	p. 176
Stage One-Acceptance Lessons 1-8	p. 177
Touch	p. 183
Guidelines for Implementing Stage Two-Touch	p. 184
Stage Two-Touch Lessons 1-6	p. 185
Smell	p. 188
Guidelines for Implementing Stage Three-Smell	p. 189
Stage Three-Smell Lessons 1-5	p. 190
Taste	p. 193
Guidelines for Implementing Stage Four-Taste	p. 194
Stage Four-Taste Lessons 1-7	p. 196
Eating New Foods	p. 200
A Recipe for Success	p. 203
Cultural Factors	p. 206
Medical Issues	p. 206
Older Children	p. 207
Gluten, Casein and Other Allergy-Related Diets	p. 207
Appendix	p. 209
Cue Card Applications	p. 215
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Just Take a Bite

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