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. 2001 Fall;34(3):357–360. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-357

Using a fading procedure to increase fluid consumption in a child with feeding problems.

M R Patel 1, C C Piazza 1, L Kelly 1, C A Ochsner 1, C M Santana 1
PMCID: PMC1284332  PMID: 11678534

Abstract

Stimulus fading was combined with differential reinforcement and extinction to increase intake of a calorie-dense fluid by a 6-year-old child with feeding problems. The fading procedure consisted of adding Carnation Instant Breakfast and then milk to water (a fluid the child would drink).

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