TREATING TOTAL LIQUID REFUSAL WITH BACKWARD CHAINING AND FADING

Authors
HAGOPIAN LP FARRELL DA AMARI A
Citation
Lp. Hagopian et al., TREATING TOTAL LIQUID REFUSAL WITH BACKWARD CHAINING AND FADING, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 29(4), 1996, pp. 573-576
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of applied behavior analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218855
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
573 - 576
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8855(1996)29:4<573:TTLRWB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
In this study, we report on a 12-year-old boy with autism, mental reta rdation, and a history of severe gastrointestinal problems who present ed with total liquid and food refusal. Backward chaining was used to s hape drinking from a cup, and a fading procedure was used to increase the quantity of water he was required to drink.