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Abstract
Deficits in self-help skills present a significant challenge to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These deficits may result in more intrusiveness from caregivers in the daily lives of individuals with ASD. Interventions to improve self-help skills promote independence and autonomy of individuals with ASD. Previous literature reviews on self-help skills for individuals with ASD included majority adolescent and adult based research focusing only on the specific interventions utilized. This study presents a literature review of components of interventions utilized to improve self-help skills of elementary aged children with ASD. Fourteen studies that met the inclusion criteria were chosen. The interventions utilized within the research are a) in-vivo modeling, b) video modeling, c) video prompting, d) gaming, e) social story, f) pictorial self-management, and g) auditory intervention. This review further evaluates these interventions by focusing on procedures used such as: probe, chaining, generalization, and maintenance procedures.