Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The history and development of behaviorism -- A primer on the general concepts of behavior analysis -- From diagnosis to social construct: the creation of autism spectrum disorder -- Evidence-based practice and their use in educational interventions -- Establishing the connection between ASD and behaviorism -- The betrayal of behavior analysis for autism spectrum disorder -- The polemic for a comprehensive approach for autism spectrum disorder -- Facilitating the viability of evidence-based comprehensive approaches in ASD.