Despite all that is known about the needs of children on the autism spectrum and strategies to meet those needs, there remains a significant gap in applying this knowledge.
In reality, most educational settings are not equipped with the level of expertise, resources and flexibility to offer appropriately matched and responsive services to every child on the spectrum.
Given this current limitation, matching individual interventions at the child level within a classroom may meet the intent of
matching a child to a treatment.
However, the expectation that this can be done on a broader classroom level is still a challenge in most educational settings.
The uniqueness of individuals along the autism spectrum means that one size does not fit all.