Improvements in mealtime behaviors of children with special needs following a day-center-based behavioral intervention for feeding problems.

Aim: Feeding problems are documented in several developmental disabilities. This paper aims to present early results from the implementation of a day-center, multidisciplinary, intensive, behaviorally-based treatment package for feeding problems, delivered to children with developmental disabilities, namely Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID).

Methods: This is a quasi-experimental design study.