Functional Skills Training for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Robert H. LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D James C. Maraventano, EdM, BCBA Jenna Budge, MSW Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University
• April 1st, 2016
• education, functional skills, independence
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The acquisition and maintenance of functional skills are among the most important educational targets for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Functional skills are the skills we possess that allow us to take care of ourselves and function independently in our natural environment. For most...