Ucwaningo lwezokwelapha ezijulile, ezenza ukuthi izingane zihlolwe ngaphakathi kwezinga elijwayelekile kwi-IQ, amakhono afanelekayo, namakhono omphakathi, kwadingeka ukuthi izingane ziqale ukwelashwa ngokuvamile phakathi kweminyaka emibili nesithathu nengxenye. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuye kwaba nezihloko zokucwaninga ezingaphezu kuka-100 ezibonisa ukusetshenziswa kwemigomo yokuhlaziya ukuziphatha okusetshenziselwa ukufundisa amakhono amasha ezinganeni ezine-autism ezingaphezu kweminyaka emihlanu.
Iningi lalezi zifundo kwakungeyona izinhlelo eziphelele kepha kunalokho okugxile ekubhekeleni okukodwa (isibonelo, ikhono elilodwa lokuthuthukisa noma ukuziphatha okulodwa ukushintsha). Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izindlela zokuhlaziya zokuziphatha zisetshenzisiwe ngokuphumelelayo ezinhlelweni eziningi zokungenelela ukubhekana nezidingo zabantu abahlukahlukene kanye nezixilongo (isib. Ukufundisa izingane ukufunda, ukusiza abantu abadala ukuba bayeke ukubhema, ukwandisa umkhiqizo webhizinisi , njll).
I-National Research Council sika-2001 ethi "Ukufundisa Izingane Ne-Autism" ixoxa ngokungenelela kwabasha kanye nabantu abadala. Le ncwadi ithi, "Ukungenelela okuningi kuye kwabonisa ukuthi intsha noma abantu abadala abane-autism bangafundiswa amakhono okuthenga namanye amakhono okuphila omphakathi, njengokuyala ukudla endaweni yokudlela (Haring et al., 1987). Kodwa-ke, iningi lezinhlelo zokufundisa emakhono okuphila omphakathi zenzelwe izingane kanye nabantu abadala abanokukhubazeka kwengqondo.
Amakhono okuphila nsuku zonke okuhloswe ngawo ahlukene nokuziphatha okufanelekayo kokudla (O'Brien et al., 1972; Wilson et al., 1984), ukuba badle ezindaweni zomphakathi (van den Pol et al., 1981). Izindlela ezisebenzayo zokugqugquzela ukufinyeleleka komphakathi zibandakanya imfundo yamakhono okukhetha okugqoka (uNutter noReid, 1978), ukuphepha ngezinyawo (Ikhasi et al., 1976), ukugibela ibhasi okungahambi kahle (Neef et al., 1978), ukusetshenziselwa umshini wokuthengisa (Sprague and Horner) , 1984), kanye nokushiswa kwemali (Lowe noCuvo, 1976; uMiller et al., 1977; Trace et al., 1977).
Ukwengeza, izinqubo zokufundisa amakhono okuzilibazisa zihlose ukuhamba ngokuzimela (Gruber et al., 1979) nebhola (Luyben et al., 1986).
Iningi lalezi zindlela zokungenelela yizibonelelo zokuziphatha. Amanothi amaningi avela ku-Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Nakuba kunakekelwa kakhulu izingane ezincane ezenze intuthuko ephawulekayo ekuqaleni, ukwelashwa okujulile kokuziphatha, lolo cwaningo alukhiphi izinzuzo zokwelashwa okunjalo. Ukwelapha okusebenzisa ukuhlaziywa kokuziphatha okusetshenzisiwe kuhloswe ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokuphila komuntu one-autism. Lokhu kungafezwa ebuntwaneni, ekukhuleni, ngisho nangemva kwesikhathi ekuphileni.