Perceptions of workers of rehabilitation centers on problem behavior in young children
The presence of behavioral problems (BP) in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents many challenges for the persons in their entourage, as their parents, peers and their therapists. However, it remains that there is few studies on this phenomenon in the field of early childhood and ASD and practice settings have few tools of evaluation and intervention adapted to this population. This study is a survey conducted by the bias of a questionnaire designed to identify the needs perceived by therapists, professionals and managers working intensive behavioral intervention (IBI) programs in a rehabilitation center for ID and ASD according the presence of BP in children receiving their services. The vast majority of respondents (95.5%) reported having worked with at least one child with BP in the past year. They highlight the needs in terms of training, assessment, intervention and the integration of these children.