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by Lori Ernsperger (Author), Tania Stegen-Hanson (Author), Temple Grandin (Foreword by)
Does your child refuse to eat foods from a specific food group? Does your dinner table turn into a battle ground during mealtimes? Are you working with a student who is anxious or scared of eating new foods? If you have answered yes, then Just Take a Bite is the perfect resource with easy effective answers to these troubling questions. This long-awaited book is written for parents and professionals working with children with food aversions and eating challenges. Dr. Lori Ernsperger and Ms. Tania Stegen-Hanson provide clear and concise strategies and practical lessons for assisting children in eating a balanced diet. This valuable resource contains a comprehensive treatment plan for solving mealtime struggles.
Author Biography
Lori Ernsperger has more than 17 years experience working in public schools as an autism and behavioural consultant and a teacher. She has had extensive training working with students who have behaviour disorders, particularly those on the autism spectrum. She has a bachelors, masters and doctorate in Special Education. Tania Stegen-Hanson is a paediatric occupational therapist. She has over 10 years experience in therapy, consultation and in-service training to school systems and private practices in South Africa and the USA. She is the owner of the Achievement Therapy Centre, a paediatric occupational therapy practice in Las Vegas. She specialises in sensory integration therapy, oral-motor therapy, neuro-developmental therapy and feeding disorders.
