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SCERTS Model

What is the SCERTS Model?

The SCERTS Model is a comprehensive developmental framework used for individuals with autism and related social-communication difficulties.

It does not focus only on symptom reduction, but on helping the individual become a more connected, regulated, and functional communicator.

SCERTS is an interdisciplinary framework that helps individuals with autism build social communication and emotional regulation through supportive interactions and environments.

SCERTS stands for

• Social Communication

• Emotional Regulation

• Transactional Support

Social Communication

• Joint attention

• Intentional communication

• Social interaction

• Language and nonverbal communication

Emotional Regulation

• Helping the individual stay calm and organized

• Supporting coping with sensory and emotional challenges

• Managing frustration and transitions

Transactional Support

• Parent support

• Teacher strategies

• Adapting communication style

• Modifying the environment to reduce overload

How it is used

SCERTS is not just a single therapy technique. It is a way of planning intervention, teaching, and support around the individual.

It is person-centered, relationship-based, functional, and can be used across home, school, and therapy settings.