Research summaries for autism therapy: Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH)

definition of Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH): An evidence-based service, training, and research program to help people with autism and their therapists and caregivers. TEACCH provides clinical services patients and training for parents and professionals.
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Using Structured Work Systems to Promote Independence and Engagement for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Oct 29, 2009

TEACCH-structured work systems may help school children with autism learn to work independently.

The therapy program called the Treatment and Education of Autism and Communication-handicapped Children (TEACCH) is used in schools and special education programs to help children with autism. One part of TEACCH is using work systems to help children with autism gradually learn to do things themselves. Work systems are a visual system of organizing tasks and clearly showing what the child is asked to do. This article describes how work systems can be used in the classroom. Specific examples are discussed.

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Special Education versus Inclusive Education: The Role of the TEACCH Program, Summarized Aug 4, 2009

The TEACCH program may be a useful approach in different settings (home, school, and residential) to help children with autism learn skills. This study compared the treatment and education of children with autism using the TEACCH program versus an inclusive nonspecific program. Boys with autism and severe mental retardation were enrolled in one of 3 different programs over a 3 year period. Thirteen boys were enrolled in the natural-setting (NS-TEACCH; home and mainstream school) program, 11 boys in the residential (R-TEACCH) program, and 10 boys in the inclusive education-nonspecific (INSP) approach.... Read more...

Behavioural and Developmental Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Systematic Review, Summarized Jun 29, 2009

Therapy choices for children with autism may be best guided by the needs of the individual child.

The authors looked at 101 research studies that tested the effectiveness of different types of behavioral therapy. The autism interventions included applied behavior analysis (ABA), Lovaas, TEACCH, and DIR. They compared three studies that were designed better than the others. Even though these studies were small, children who received intensive Lovaas treatment showed improvement in skills compared to those who received special education. However, the authors believe that the choice of behavioral therapies should be designed for the needs of the individual child because they feel there is no single therapy that works for every child. Read more...

The Use of Concurrent Operants Preference Assessment to Evaluate Choice of Interventions for Children Diagnosed with Autism, Summarized Apr 8, 2009

Children with autism do not seem to prefer applied behavior analysis (ABA) over Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH).

Two of the most common techniques for teaching children with autism are ABA and TEACCH. While ABA tries to make a child with autism the same as his peers, TEACCH tries to respect the culture of autism. Therapists tend to be loyal to one approach or the other. This study looks to see if children with autism would choose one technique over the other. The authors call on further research to look at choices that people with autism make with regards to intervention, leisure, and other issues that affect quality of life. Read more...

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Synonyms for Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH) include: TEACCH, TEACHH
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