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Behavioral therapy is an umbrella term for types of therapy that treat mental health disorders. It’s based on the idea that all behaviors are learned and that behaviors can be changed

Behavioral therapy for children:

Applied behavioral therapy and play therapy are both used for children. Treatment involves teaching children different methods of responding to situations more positively.

A central part of this therapy is rewarding adaptive behaviors that benefit a child’s functioning and discourage maladaptive behaviors, or those that interfere with a child’s best possible functioning.

This therapy often requires multiple people in a child’s environment to be committed to the process, including parents, teachers, and other important figures.

It may take children some time to trust their counselor. This is to be expected.

With time, patience, and focus on building trust, a child may warm up to the point of being able to fully express themselves. This also is heavily dependent on the age of the child.

Autistic children with ADHD often benefit from behavioral therapy.