Behavioral issues such as oppositional, impulsive and disruptive behavior can make independence skills, educational achievement, social relationships, and family interactions more challenging. Behavior modification has proven to be an effective treatment approach to change unwanted behaviors or to develop desirable new behaviors such as helping an autistic child learn to make eye contact. It is particularly valuable for treating children but is also effective in the treatment of adolescents and adults. Behavior treatment combines research-based methods with an individualized approach to reduce difficult behaviors, develop new desirable behaviors, improve pro-social choices, and enhance overall quality of life in multiple settings. Treatment can target any difficult situation from toilet training to compliance issues, aggression and destruction, and even inability to participate in tasks in the community, such as grocery shopping or eating out. Interventions can be done in home, day care, school, day habilitation, work, or other community-based settings.