Active Engagement: Development of Cooking Skills for Young Adults with Autism

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dc.contributor.advisorSong, Hee-Jungen_US
dc.contributor.authorBailey-Goldschmidt, Janiceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentNutritionen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-25T05:49:07Z
dc.date.available2015-06-25T05:49:07Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractAutism is a broadly defined disorder of communication and social development of neurobiological origin. While adults with autism are generally invisible in the national public health surveys, increased rates of overweight and obesity among this population are apparent and few nutrition programs have been developed for this at-risk population. The objective of the research was to test the feasibility of a community-based nutritional intervention for young adults (18- 25 years of age) with autism founded on the premise of teaching introductory cooking skills. This nutrition intervention program was guided by Hodge et al.'s conceptual framework for developing life skills and is focused on four motivational climates that contribute to autonomy, self-efficacy, social-relatedness, and preference. Active Engagement was found to be a feasible program for involving young adults with autism in their food preparation process, contributing to an improvement in their variety of diet, and promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2RW4Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16505
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledNutritionen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth educationen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSpecial educationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdults with Autismen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAutismen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDevelopmental Disabilitiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFood Preparationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHealth Promotionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLife Skillsen_US
dc.titleActive Engagement: Development of Cooking Skills for Young Adults with Autismen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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