The use of extinction procedures when treating escape-maintained problem behavior can be undesirable and impractical for practitioners to use. To mitigate the risks associated with escape extinction, we explored the effectiveness of a delayed reinforcement token system without the use of extinction in school and home settings to treat escape-maintained problem behavior of students with autism spectrum disorder. In lieu of escape extinction (e.g., blocking), the researchers implemented a 30 s break contingent on problem behaviors and a token (to be exchanged at the end of the session) contingent on compliance. The results of a multiple probe design indicated substantial increases in compliance and reductions in problem behavior for all four participants. These findings suggest that extinction is not necessary to eliminate escape-maintained problem behavior in children with autism.

在治疗逃避维持的问题行为时使用消退程序对于从业者来说可能是不可取的和不切实际的。为了减轻与逃避灭绝相关的风险，我们探讨了延迟强化令牌系统在学校和家庭环境中不使用灭绝来治疗自闭症谱系障碍学生的逃避维持问题行为的有效性。代替逃避灭绝（例如，阻止），研究人员根据问题行为实施了 30 秒的休息时间，并根据合规性实施了代币（在会议结束时交换）。多探针设计的结果表明，所有四名参与者的合规性显着提高，问题行为减少。