New Trends in Psychology, Vol 1, No 2 (2019)

Abstract

Formation of functional behavior in children with autism is primarily based on specificeducation. This should be tailored to each case, depending on the symptoms and needs. Because a childwith autism receives and accumulates less information and less knowledge in the environment than aregular child, intervention from an early age is required. There are many structured methods forteaching children with autism; of these, the most used are the ABBA method and the TEACH method.The intervention is based on several types of therapies that help to form functional behavior, which isparticularly important in developing the autonomy and independence of the autistic child.