title: Combining stimulus fading, reinforcement, and extinction to treat food refusal.
abstract: The food refusal of a 6-year-old girl with destructive behavior was treated using stimulus fading, reinforcement, and escape extinction. Intake increased and compliance with prompting procedures remained relatively stable despite the increased consumption requirement.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Piazza
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology