Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifespan developmental disorder that manifests within the first three years of life primarily through difficulties in social communication and social interaction, and the presence of focused repetitive, restrictive or stereotyped behaviors, interests, and activities (APA, 2013). This disorder is characterized by striking heterogeneity both in its presentation (i.e., the Abstract Given the explosion in published psychological and educational interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over the past several years, this review highlights the latest trends for children with complex learning and developmental needs. Recent efforts in intervention research focus on meeting standards of scientific evidence and emphasize the importance of strict adherence to the principles of high quality research and evidence-based practice. According to recent systematic reviews, all evidence-based comprehensive intervention programs for children with ASD are based to some extent on the scientific discipline of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Such intensive behavioral interventions have the power to improve the trajectory of development of a child with ASD. In particular, meta-analytical studies have demonstrated substantial improvement in IQ scores and adaptive behavior in children receiving early intensive ABAbased comprehensive interventions. Moreover, the majority of evidence-based focused interventions for ASD are either ABA-based or are included in ABA-based comprehensive intervention programs. There is a growing interest in modular interventions, which allow a high-degree of individualization for each child with ASD, while meeting the standards of evidence-based practice. An uptick in the number of rigorous evaluations of different interventions conducted in real-world settings with outcomes focused on core deficits in ASD augurs well for wide dissemination and implementation by qualified nonspecialists in the community. Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, behavioral interventions, applied behavior analysis, evidence-based interventions.Preparation of this article was supported by the RFBR (award № 17-29-02384, PI: Grigorenko) and the Way Out Foundation. 712E.L. Grigorenko, S. Torres, E.I. Lebedeva, Y.A. Bondar variability in levels of language, intellectual functioning, and presence of problematic behaviors) and etiology (i.e., the similarity in autistic features among many disorders of different causes).The prevalence rate of ASD has surged since over 70 years ago, when the disorders were first described by Kanner (1943) and Asperger (Frith, 1991). Although the reasons for this increase remain unclear, it is partially attributable to the improvement in and availability of diagnosis (Hertz-Picciotto & Delwiche, 2009). In the United States (based on data from 11 different states) in 2014, one in 59 8-year olds were identified with an ASD, four times more boys than girls (https://www.cdc.gov/features/new-autism-data/index.html).A cure for ASD has not been identified. ASD treatment requ...