I wanted to write a psychology EE, focused on the therapeutic methods most commonly used to teach social-skills to those on the autism spectrum. After a discussion with my supervisor, I decided to take a comparative look at arguably the most ‘traditional’ therapy – ABA, versus an alternative therapy. After talking to a teacher from our learning support department, who recommended looking into TEACCH – a therapy that takes a focus on the individuals’ strengths and uses them as an advantage. I found this interesting because the standardised nature of ABA seems to take a ‘awards’ system, that rewards ‘good’ behaviour, and thought about how this implies morality: is it ok, or necessary, to ‘mold’ individuals into a prescribed societal norm? So far, I’ve come to realise how much research there is to work with; however, comparing the two therapies has been difficult because there are evaluated on different research. There’s also the problem of analysing how valid the research itself is.