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. 1996 Winter;29(4):569–572. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-569

Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior and demand fading in the treatment of escape-maintained destructive behavior.

C C Piazza 1, D R Moes 1, W W Fisher 1
PMCID: PMC1284011  PMID: 8995837

Abstract

The escape-maintained destructive behavior of a boy with autism was reduced during instructional sequences with differential reinforcement of compliance (DRA), escape extinction without physical guidance, and demand fading. The procedure decreased destructive behaviors to near-zero levels and greatly increased compliance.

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