THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACCH INTERVENTION IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A REVIEW STUDY

• Main Authors: Pilar Sanz-Cervera, Mª Inmaculada Fernández-Andrés, Gemma Pastor-Cerezuela, Raúl Tárraga-Mínguez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos) 2018-01-01
• Series: Papeles del Psicólogo
• Subjects: Autism; Intervention; Literature review; TEACCH.
• Online Access: http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/English/2851.pdf

This work includes a review of the literature to analyze the effectiveness of the TEACCH intervention, as well as the effect of this intervention on the level of parental and teachers’ stress of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Considering the inclusion criteria, a total of 14 studies were analyzed. Regardless of the context of intervention, all the studies revealed developmental abilities improvements and a reduction in autistic symptoms and maladaptative behaviors. In 11 of the 14 studies, statistically significant improvements were obtained. As for the effect of the TEACCH intervention in the level of the parents or teachers stress, out of the 7 studies that evaluated stress, 5 of them obtained a significant decrease between Pre and Post measurements. Considering these results, TEACCH intervention could be effective not only improving the child’s development, but also enhancing the adults’ level of well-being.