Abstract:
Special needs children often behave maladaptively. This has a negative impact
on the child and the surrounding environment. The purpose of this study was to describe the
results of the implementation of behavior modification techniques in overcoming the
maladaptive behavior of special needs children. The literature review method uses the
online database search stage through Mendeley, the inclusion and exclusion process for
articles in 2019-2021 obtained a total of 146 national scientific articles and after being
rechecked, there are 17 literatures that match the criteria, then a descriptive synthesis and
analysis is carried out, and the results are presented. The results of the synthesis and
analysis show that the application of behavior modification can overcome maladaptive
behavior in the social, self-development, and academic aspects of special needs children.
Conclusions from 17 articles describe that behavior modification techniques are effective
for overcoming maladaptive behavior in autism, ADHD, intellectual disability and hearing
impairment.
Keywords: children with special needs; maladaptive behavior, behavior modification
techniques
