Demand fading involves the removal and gradual reintroduction of demands and has been shown to effectively reduce escape-maintained challenging behavior. However, it is currently unclear if there are common demand fading practices when demand fading is used as an initial intervention rather than as a method for schedule thinning after another intervention for escape-maintained behavior has been implemented. To address this gap in the literature, we searched APA PsycInfo for studies that included demand fading to treat escape-maintained challenging behavior that interfered with acquisition of academic or preacademic skills (n = 15). Across these studies, demand fading procedures were inconsistent but generally embedded in a treatment package with other interventions and resulted in socially significant reductions of challenging behavior. Common procedures were identified and implications for research are discussed.