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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intensive Multidisciplinary Intervention for Pediatric Feeding Disorders: How Standard Is the Standard of Care? by Sharp, William G., PhD, Volkert, Valerie M., PhD, Scahill, Lawrence, MSN, PhD, McCracken, Courtney E., PhD, McElhanon, Barbara, MD

“…Objective To assess models of care and conduct a meta-analysis of program outcomes for children receiving intensive, multidisciplinary intervention for…”
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Intensive Multidisciplinary Feeding Day Programs in the United States: A Report Regarding the Treatment Landscape by Sharp, William G., Malugen, Emily, Pederson, Jaclyn, Martin-Halpine, Loretta, Dempster, Robert, Baranwal, Navya, Hodges, Abby, Raol, Nikhila, Volkert, Valerie M.

“…Intensive multidisciplinary intervention is increasingly recognized as the standard of care for children with complex feeding problems. Much, however, remains…”
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Intensive multidisciplinary feeding intervention for patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder associated with severe food selectivity: An electronic health record review by Volkert, Valerie M., Burrell, Lindsey, Berry, Rashelle C., Waddle, Caitlin, White, Lydia, Bottini, Summer, Murphy, Meredith, Sharp, William G.

“…Objective Expert consensus increasingly recognizes intensive multidisciplinary intervention (IMI) as the standard of care to address chronic and severe feeding…”
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Toward Better Understanding of Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Proposed Framework for Patient Characterization by Sharp, William G., Silverman, Alan, Arvedson, Joan C., Bandstra, Nancy F., Clawson, Elizabeth, Berry, Rashelle C., McElhanon, Barbara O., Kozlowski, Alison M., Katz, Mitchell, Volkert, Valerie M., Goday, Praveen S., Lukens, Colleen T.

“…To establish a foundation for methodologically sound research on the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of pediatric feeding disorder (PFD), a 28-member…”
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The Intersection of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Food Allergy, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Clinical Case Study by Proctor, Kaitlin B., Volkert, Valerie M., Klin, Ami, Vickery, Brian P., Sharp, William G.

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A comparison of a modified sequential oral sensory approach to an applied behavior-analytic approach in the treatment of food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder by Peterson, Kathryn M., Piazza, Cathleen C., Volkert, Valerie M.

“…Treatments of pediatric feeding disorders based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) have the most empirical support in the research literature (Volkert &…”
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Evaluating Characteristics Associated with Success with Tube Weaning After Intensive Multidisciplinary Intervention by Sharp, William G., Volkert, Valerie M., Raol, Nikhila

“…Evidence suggests intensive multidisciplinary intervention holds benefit for children with feeding tube dependence complicated by comorbid medical, behavioral,…”
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Treatment of Feeding Concerns in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions With Caregiver Training by Hodges, Abby K., Hathaway, Kristin L., McMahon, Meara X. H., Volkert, Valerie M., Sharp, William G.

“…Successful feeding intervention ultimately requires generalization and adoption of treatment into the home. Treatment models, however, differ regarding how and…”
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Evaluation of two physical guidance procedures in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorder by Rubio, Emily Kate, McMahon, Meara X. H., Volkert, Valerie M.

“…Children with pediatric feeding disorder may refuse to consume an adequate variety and/or volume of food to maintain expected growth. They can consume food but…”
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Intensive Multidisciplinary Intervention for Young Children with Feeding Tube Dependence and Chronic Food Refusal: An Electronic Health Record Review by Sharp, William G., Volkert, Valerie M., Stubbs, Kathryn H., Berry, Rashelle C., Clark, Michele Cole, Bettermann, Erika Lynn, McCracken, Courtney E., Luevano, Carla, McElhanon, Barbara, Scahill, Lawrence

“…To assess characteristics and outcomes of young children receiving intensive multidisciplinary intervention for chronic food refusal and feeding tube…”
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Evaluation of a finger prompt variation in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders by Rubio, Emily Kate, Volkert, Valerie M., Farling, Heather, Sharp, William G.

“…Children with feeding disorders often engage in refusal behavior to escape or avoid eating. Escape extinction combined with reinforcement is a well‐established…”
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A systematic review of physical guidance procedures as an open‐mouth prompt to increase acceptance for children with pediatric feeding disorders by Rubio, Emily Kate, McMahon, Meara X. H., Volkert, Valerie M.

“…This article reviews behavioral treatments of pediatric feeding disorders using physical guidance procedures as an open‐mouth prompt (i.e., jaw prompt, finger…”
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A Retrospective Consecutive Controlled Case Series of Underspoon: A Modified-Bolus Placement to Address Behavior That Interfere With Swallowing by McMahon, Meara X. H., Hathaway, Kristin L., Hodges, Abby K., Sharp, William G., Volkert, Valerie M.

“…Children diagnosed with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) may present with comorbid oral-motor delays that…”
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Modified-Bolus Placement as a Therapeutic Tool in the Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Analysis from a Retrospective Chart Review by Volkert, Valerie M, Sharp, William G, Clark, Michele Cole, Ormand, Hailey, Rubio, Emily Kate, McCracken, Courtney, Bryan, Leah

“…Purpose: Recognizing the need to advance the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, an emerging area of inquiry focuses on therapeutic techniques that…”
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Using telehealth to provide outpatient follow‐up to children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder by Peterson, Kathryn M., Ibañez, Vivian F., Volkert, Valerie M., Zeleny, Jason R., Engler, Christopher W., Piazza, Cathleen C.

“…The COVID‐19 global health crisis compelled behavior analysts to consider alternatives to face‐to‐face services to treat children with feeding disorders…”
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AN EVALUATION OF RESURGENCE DURING TREATMENT WITH FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING by Volkert, Valerie M., Lerman, Dorothea C., Call, Nathan A., Trosclair-Lasserre, Nicole

“…Extinction‐induced resurgence is the recurrence of previously reinforced behavior when another behavior is placed on extinction (Lieving, Hagopian, Long, &…”
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An experimental demonstration of AAB renewal in children with autism spectrum disorder by Cohenour, Jessica M., Volkert, Valerie M., Allen, Keith D.

“…Operant renewal is a return of extinguished behavior due to changes in contextual stimuli that control the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a response…”
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Food preferences before and during treatment for a pediatric feeding disorder by Zeleny, Jason R., Volkert, Valerie M., Ibañez, Vivian F., Crowley, Jaime G., Kirkwood, Caitlin A., Piazza, Cathleen C.

“…Little is known about the food preferences of children with a feeding disorder and medical diagnoses. Therefore, we conducted repeated…”
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The relationship between food selectivity and stature in pediatric patients with avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder - an electronic medical record review by Proctor, Kaitlin B, Mansoura, Maryam, Rodrick, Eugene, Volkert, Valerie, Sharp, William G, Kindler, Joseph M

“…We aimed to characterize stature in pediatric patients with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), including associations between body size and…”
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A Multi-Component Treatment to Reduce Packing in Children With Feeding and Autism Spectrum Disorders by Levin, Darren S., Volkert, Valerie M., Piazza, Cathleen C.

“…Despite the high prevalence and potential negative consequences of feeding disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there are surprisingly…”
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