Objective

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To observe the effect of occupational therapy by appling early intervention Denver model

behavioral analysis of the rehabilitation techniques to the improvement of eating behavior of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) under the intervention mode of medical education.

Methods

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80 preschool children with ASD who recovered from the Children's Rehabilitation Center of Ningbo Rehabilitation Hospital were given dietary ability intervention training for 20 weeks. Before and after the intervention

the children were evaluated using the Peabody Development Motor Scale-2nd edition of Grasping Scale

Individual Independent Eating Rating Scale Ⅰ-Ⅳ in the Early Denver Model of Intervention for infants with autism

and the autistic children's self-care ability rating scale in Psychoeducational Profile-3rd edition.

Results

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After intervention

the dietary ability of the children in the observation group and the control group was improved

and the grasping ability

dietary ability and self-care ability of the children in the observation group with the combination of medical education strategy were significantly improved. It was also alleviated in behavior control and emotion management ability.

Conclusions

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The combination of medical education strategy can effectively improve the eating behavior of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder

and also has a certain intervention effect on alleviating children's behavior problems.