TEACCH, which stands for Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication- Handicapped Children, is an extensive training program for professionals and is in use in several areas of the country as well as other parts of the world. The primary educational goal of TEACCH is to increase the student's level of skill. In TEACCH the child is provided with an environment designed to accommodate the characteristics of autism.
Spontaneous functional communication is the language goal of TEACCH, and alternative modes of communication such as pictures, manual signs, and written words are used when speech is particularly difficult for the child. Such strategies are used to neutralize or de-emphasize deficits common in children with autism and minimize behavioral problems. While the TEACCH model uses individual instruction for obtaining some new skills, group instruction is a major format. The TEACCH model may be implemented in different settings such as mainstream classrooms and special education classrooms.
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