The TEACCH program in the era of evidence-based practice.
'Evidence-based practice' as initially defined in medicine and adult psychotherapy had limited applicability to autism interventions, but recent elaborations of the concept by the American Psychological Association (Am Psychol 61: 271-285, 2006) and Kazdin (Am Psychol 63(1):146-159, 2008) have increased its relevance to our field. This article discusses the TEACCH program (of which the first author is director) as an example of an evidence-based practice in light of recent formulations of that concept.
Mesibov
Gary B
GB
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7180, USA.
Shea
Victoria
V
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000379:methods; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012919:Social Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome