Skills® is intuitive and comprehensive, making it easy for you to apply an
effective, scientifically-proven teaching plan for your child.
Answer a series of yes/no questions to get a clear picture of your child's skill level compared to others of the same age.
Based on the assessment, Skills® automatically generates a customized group of activities to teach your child what he needs based on his age and development. Add your desired activities to the treatment plan by checking the boxes.
You are now ready to implement your plan. As you move through the lessons, you will be able to track your child's progress on visual charts and graphs.
Based on decades of research, Skills® identifies every skill a child needs across the entire range of human functioning. With the unique Skills® approach, you can:
Achieve meaningful progress for your child
Play an active role in your child's development
"Skills® has been the answer to a prayer! It has been so helpful in preparing for my son's IEP and for teaching him new skills at home. I highly recommend Skills®
to any parent who wants to help their child on the autism spectrum make substantive progress!"
– Shannon P., California
"When our daughter was diagnosed with autism, we found that the biggest problem with our home-based ABA program was finding a curriculum that was age and behaviorally relevant to her. Skills®
filled that gap! Now she is doing amazing and is keeping up with her twin sister!"
– Janna R., South Dakota
The Skills® story can be traced back more than three decades, when the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) was established in 1990 based on UCLA’s Dr. Lovaas's findings. Two decades later, CARD researchers created Skills®, integrating more than 30 years of scientific study with the latest online technology.
The unique set of Skills® curricula identifies eight distinct areas of human functioning:
The ability to communicate effectively and understand others
Various forms, including interactive, independent, pretend, and computer play
The ability to engage independently in daily living activities, from dressing and toileting to setting the table
The visual, oral, and motor skills a child needs to communicate effectively, participate in play and daily living activities, and succeed academically
Goal-oriented behavior and self-management, such as memory, attention, planning, self-awareness, flexibility, and problem solving
Ability to understand the mental states of oneself and others, such as sarcasm, empathy, and pretending
Social interactions and relationship building, as well as social language skills and self-esteem
Language arts and math skills to work independently on assignments at school
The Skills® curriculum is based on applied behavior Analysis (ABA). Widely regarded as the most effective treatment for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, ABA is the only treatment shown to produce significant, long-term improvement. In developing an ABA treatment plan, a clinician, teacher, or parent analyzes the relationship between a given behavior and the child's environment (the causes of the behavior), and then applies a series of targeted interventions. Through this process, ABA reduces challenging behaviors, increases wanted behaviors, and improves the child's functioning.
With our personalized help sessions, a Skills specialist will walk you through every step of the
Skills® program, so you and your child can take full advantage of its many benefits.
ABA is at the forefront of effective therapy for children with autism, and over the last 40 years thousands of studies have shown its effectiveness. Additional research has evaluated specific components of the Skills® program, and several more studies have been adapted from Skills® lessons.
