This evidence-based practices (EBP) brief describes functional communication training (FCT), a strategy used to replace inappropriate behaviors by teaching learners to use effective communication skills.

The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder (NPDC) was funded by the US Department of Education until 2014. �The goal of the NPDC was to promote the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for children and youth with ASD, birth to 22 years of age.� [Website]