Is there a plan for preventing the occurrence of problematic behaviors?
Be cautious about any treatment that: · Offers a cure for autism · Promises to be effective for all children · Claims to improve all of the symptoms of autism · Requires you to suspend your belief system and adopt theirs (for example, asks you to “believe” in things that don’t make common sense, or tells you that the treatment won’t work unless you believe in it) · Consists of a general package or predetermined curriculum that is not tailored to the needs of the individual child · Does not provide routine and periodic assessments of the child’s progress and the treatment’s effectiveness · Claims to be the best treatment for your child or the only treatment your child needs References: Autism Society of America. (1997). Guidelines for Theory and Practice.
