Current research into strategies for children with ASD
indicates that the most efficient and effective interventions for these
children include the following characteristics: (a) attention to student
motivation, (b) teaching the student to respond to a variety of cues,
(c) self-instruction procedures, and (d) teaching the student to learn
through initiating to others (Koegel et al., 2001). These are known
as pivotal areas of instruction for individuals with ASD and make up
an approach called Pivotal Response Intervention (PRI).