<P> Most of the literature is of North American origin . The adoption of the TEACCH approach has been slower elsewhere . In 1993, Jones et al. stated that there was insufficient use of the TEACCH approach in the UK to include it in their study of interventions . In 2003 it was reported that Gary B. Mesibov and Eric Schopler describe TEACCH as the United Kingdom's most common intervention used with children with autism . In Europe and the United States it is also a common intervention . </P> <P> TEACCH runs conferences in North Carolina and organizes programs throughout the US and in the UK . </P> <P> TEACCH has been running for several decades and a range of studies indicates that it is an effective intervention for autism, although the studies did not meet all the criteria to qualify TEACCH unreservedly as evidence based practice . </P> <P> Concerns have been raised about the influence on intervention outcomes from staff member skills and experience . </P>

Treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped