Escape Training

Molteni, John

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Escape extinction

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Escape training/extinction is a behavioral procedure that is generally used to treat escape or avoidance maintained behaviors. Utilization of escape extinction procedures includes discontinuing the escape contingency upon the occurrence of the behavior. That is, when a behavior that is reinforced by negative reinforcement (removal of a stimulus contingent on a response that leads to an increase in that behavior), preventing escape contingent on that behavior will lead to a reduction in that behavior. Escape extinction has been demonstrated as being effective alone and as part of a treatment package for a variety of escape maintained behaviors. One area of emphasis in the research literature where escape extinction has been widely used is feeding interventions for individuals with selective feeding or food refusal. Escape extinction in the form of non-removal of the spoon (i.e., presenting the bolus of food within close proximity to the mouth of the...

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Institute for Autism and Behavioral Studies, University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Avenue, 06117-2791, West Hartford, CT, USA
Dr. John Molteni (Assistant Professor and Director)

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Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA
Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Molteni, J. (2013). Escape Training. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1033

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