Intervention Service Provider
Behavioral interventions Focus on teaching children new behaviors
and skills by using specialized, structured
techniques. These are commonly used
interventions and encourage appropriate
behavior. Examples include:
Discrete Trial Training (DTT)Douglas
Developmental Disabilities Center
(DDDC) Program
Incidental teaching
Lovaas Program
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
Princeton Child Development Institute
Program
Developmental interventions These types of interventions aim to help
children form positive, meaningful
relationships with others. In everyday,
structured settings, they focus on teaching
children social and communication skills.
These are sometimes called ‘normalized’
interventions. Examples include:
Developmental social-pragmatic (DSP)
model
DIR/Floortime
Relationship Development
Intervention (RDI)
Responsive teaching
Combined interventions These interventions combine both behavioral
and developmental and tend to be the most
effective! Examples include:
Early Start Denver Model
SCERTS model
TEACCH
Family-based interventions These interventions put an emphasis on
family involvement, not only in the decision-
making but also the implementation of
interventions. They are designed to provide
guidance, training, information and support
to family members. Example of a family-
based intervention is the More Than Words
program.
Therapy-based interventions These interventions provide a specific
therapy that targets specific difficulties.
Examples include:
Speech therapy
Occupational therapy
Functional Communication Training
(FCT)
Sign language
Picture Exchange Communication
System (PECS)
Medical interventions Medications are used to improve, but not
necessarily remove, difficulties in individuals
with ASD. These difficulties may include
behavior associated with ADHD, symptoms of
anxiety, obsessive compulsive behavior, self-
harming behavior and sleep disorders.
Examples of medical interventions include:
Atypical antipsychotics
Typical antipsychotics
Stimulants
Alternative interventions These include a broad range of treatments
not often used in the mainstream medical
system, because they are not supported by
scientific evidence. Examples include:
Chelation
Elimination diets
Secretin
Yeast overgrowth management
Resource:
Types of Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017). Retrieved from:
https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/types-of-interventions-for-asd
