Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is perhaps the best known skills-based therapy. It consists of teaching skills by breaking them down into small steps and teaching one step at a time, rewarding correct responses. Most people have heard of the Lovaas method, an intensive ABA program developed by Dr. O.I. Lovaas at the University of California, Los Angeles. Methods of ABA include; verbal behavior therapy and task analysis.
The Miller Method®: A Cognitive-Developmental Systems Approach for Children on the Autism Spectrum The Miller Method addresses children's body organization, social interaction, communication and representation issues in both clinical and classroom settings.
TEACCH is a North Carolina program administered through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but because of its training activities and publications the TEACCH approach is widely known nationally and internationally. TEACCH is an evidence-based service, training, and research program for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorders.