Based on the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis, PRT works on improving language, increasing social, communication and academic skills and strives to decrease disruptive or self-stimulatory behaviors. These goals are achieved by targeting pivotal or crucial behaviors that often result in improvement in a wide variety of behaviors. PRT focuses on motivation and child self-initiation.
PRT’s overall aim is to see positive growth in pivotal behaviors that will lead to improvement in communication, play, socialization and a child’s capacity to manage/monitor his actions.
One advantage of PRT is that it is child led, which increases an individual’s motivation, thus resulting in a more engaged child and potentially better learning opportunities. For example: a child gets to choose between activities and pick the one he most wants to do. This will result in more active play and increased communication during play time, which over time will extend to other areas of life.