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The current research aimed to identify the effectiveness of an eclectic integrative counseling program to reduce some of autistic children’s challenging behaviors. The research sample consisted of (6) autistic children in the Egyptian Center for people with special needs in Minya City, whose ages range between (7:11) years, and their grades range from the diagnostic child autistic scale (CARS_2) is between (30: 36 degrees), and their IQ score on the Stanford-Binet Scale (Fifth Image) ranges between (75: 90 degrees). The research tools have been applied, which are: The (Self-harm - aggression - tantrums and screaming - hyperactivity) (the researcher's preparation), the eclectic integrative counseling program, which consists of 31 counseling sessions aimed to reduce the challenging behaviors of the autistic children (the researcher's preparation), and a user guide for this program) (the researcher's preparation), the program was implemented with (4) sessions per week and the sessions varied between individual and group as required by the objectives of the program. Overall, research results showed the effectiveness of the eclectic integrative counseling program to reduce some of the challenging behaviors of autistic children in the experimental study sample, and its continued effectiveness even after the follow-up period and its duration (one month). The research also concluded with a number of recommendations and suggested research. (Published abstract)