An Integrated Nutrition Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Habits for Children With ASD

The Autism Eats intervention group will spend about 8.5 hours over 5 months (baseline, post intervention, and 5-month follow-up assessments are 30 minutes each, 25-30 minutes weekly sessions for up to 10 weeks, two 25-30 minutes monthly booster sessions, and a 60-minute exit interview). The Autism Eats intervention group EI provider will spend about 12 hours over 5 months (two 90-minutes training sessions, 25-30 minutes weekly sessions for up to 10 weeks, two 25-30 minutes monthly booster sessions, 10-minute fidelity checklist completion after each session, and a 60-minute exit interview).

We Can! EUC control group will spend about 3 hours over 5 months (baseline, post intervention, and 5-month follow-up assessments are 30 minutes each, one 25-30 minute nutrition session, and a 60-minute exit interview). We Can! EUC control group EI provider will spend about 4.5 hours over 5 months (two 90-minutes training sessions, one 25-30 minutes session, 1-2-minute written material distribution at their 9 weekly EI sessions, and a 60-minute exit interview).