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Author: Medical Editor:  How is autism treated in children and
adults?   What common sociobehavioral interventions are used to
treat autism?  There is only one treatment approach that has
prevailed over time and is effective for all persons, with or
without autism. That treatment model is an educational (school
or vocational) program that is suitable to a student's
developmental level of performance. One such program is the Son-
Rise Program. For adults, that treatment model refers to a
vocational program that is suitable to the individual's
developmental level of functioning.   There is an increasing
trend, however, in advocacy for children with autism, to
segregate these children into small, highly structured and
controlled academic and vocational training programs that are
almost free from auditory and visual stimulation. All