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TABLE 2
Individual <strong>and</strong> Group Data
Mean Percent Change Across Conditions-Target Feed<strong>in</strong>g Skills
through the BC condition. Group results
were not considered as strong as <strong>in</strong>dividual
data due to the small number of participants
<strong>and</strong> variability <strong>in</strong> goals <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>terventions.
Individual Results
Group 1
Brett. Brett’s performance data are shown
<strong>in</strong> Figure 1. Basel<strong>in</strong>e data for Goal 1 (take
small bites) revealed a mean accurate response
rate of 47%. Mean accurate response
rate was 82% <strong>in</strong> the BC condition, 90% <strong>in</strong> the
B condition, <strong>and</strong> 96% <strong>in</strong> the C condition. In
the BC2 condition, a mean rate of 94% was
recorded, followed by 96% <strong>in</strong> the BC condition.
Brett ga<strong>in</strong>ed an overall mean of 49%
from the basel<strong>in</strong>e condition (A) through the
BC condition for Goal 1. Brett’s Goal 2 (swallow
between bites) began with a mean of 55%
accurate responses <strong>in</strong> the basel<strong>in</strong>e condition.
In the BC condition, his mean accurate response
rate rose 24% to 79%. In the B condition,
this rate decreased by 2%. In the C condition,
Brett’s mean accurate response rate
Basel<strong>in</strong>e
Mean BC B C BC2 BC
Total
Mean Ga<strong>in</strong>
Brett (Swallow Between Bites) 55 24 2 18 5 8 43
Jason (Swallow Between Bites) 66 22 9 3 1 1 30
Denver (Close Lips) 24 36 20 10 0 5 51
Comb<strong>in</strong>ed Group Means 48 27 9 2 1 5 41
Group 2
Basel<strong>in</strong>e
Mean B BC C BC2 BC
Total
Mean Ga<strong>in</strong>
Nate (Rhythmic Sequence of 3 or More
Jaw Movements with Chew<strong>in</strong>g) 70 6 3 11 8 6 12
Stacy (Close Lips with Spoon<strong>in</strong>g) 15 8 34 8 6 38 6
Jessica (Active lips with spoon<strong>in</strong>g) 4 11 0 4 20 18 9
Comb<strong>in</strong>ed Group Means 30% 8 12 2 7 17 9
Group 3
Basel<strong>in</strong>e
Mean C BC B BC2 BC
Total
Mean Ga<strong>in</strong>
Dust<strong>in</strong> (Clean Face-No Request) 6 6 1 1 45 27 12
Kyle (Active Lips with Spoon<strong>in</strong>g) 68 0 15 4 4 4 27
Anna (Clean Face-No Request) 1 1 6 0 0 1 4
Comb<strong>in</strong>ed Group Means 25 2 7 1 16 8 14
was 95%. Brett’s mean performance decreased
by 5% to 90% <strong>in</strong> the BC2 condition. A
mean accurate response rate of 98% was observed
<strong>in</strong> the BC condition. This represents a
mean ga<strong>in</strong> of 43% from the basel<strong>in</strong>e condition
(A) through the BC condition for
Brett’s Goal 2.
Jason. Basel<strong>in</strong>e data for Goal 1 (use napk<strong>in</strong>
with request) revealed a mean accurate
response rate of 7%. In the BC condition, this
rate <strong>in</strong>creased by 90% to 97%. In the B condition,
mean accurate response rate rose to
100%. He ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed a 100% accurate response
rate through the follow<strong>in</strong>g C, BC2, <strong>and</strong>
BC conditions. Jason ga<strong>in</strong>ed a total mean of
93% from the <strong>in</strong>itial basel<strong>in</strong>e condition (A)
through the BC condition for Goal 1. Jason’s
basel<strong>in</strong>e data for Goal 2 (swallow between
bites) was recorded at a mean 66% accurate
response rate. In the BC condition, this rate
<strong>in</strong>creased to 88%. In the B condition, a mean
ga<strong>in</strong> of 9% yielded an accurate response rate
of 97%. In the C condition, this rate decreased
to 94%. A mean rate of 95% <strong>in</strong> the
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