The Neuro Strengths-Base Approach to Autism is an approach developed from various research on how the autistic brain works, the approaches that work best to motivate autistic individuals, and how others can understand as well as support behaviors that may occur with autistic individuals.

The Neuro Strengths-Based Approach to Autism is an approach that teaches people how the autistic brain works and the best practices for providing intervention.

Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in their ratings on the NSBSA Satisfaction With Writing and Implementing Goals For Autistic Clients given to them pre-training, 3 months post-training, and 6 months post-training. They will rate their satisfaction with 28 elements included in the NSBSA Training Modules using a rating scale of 1-5, with 1 being very dissatisfied and 5 being very satisfied. The highest possible score is 140 and the lowest is 28.

Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in the number of goal components they are able to include in their goal, with a maximum of 8, and the number of questions that challenge their reasoning for what they include, with a maximum of 23, in the goals they submit using the Pre- and Post-Training Goal Writing Forms. The highest possible score is 31 if they complete all components and answer all questions. The lowest possible score is 0.

Participants will show a significant increase (50% or higher) in the score they receive on the Post-Training Goal Writing Form compared to the Pre-Training Goal Writing Form, using the Pre-and Post-Training Scoring for Goal Writing Form, with the highest possible score being +32 and the lowest score being -16 with an average score of 0.