Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Autism

Author ORCID Identifier

Sophia R. D'Agostino https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5268-3673

Diondra Straiton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-4580

Giovanna L. Salvatore https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-8911

Cressida Pacia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-6825

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Publication Date

9-2-2022

First Page

1

Last Page

21

Abstract

Naturalistic Developmental Behavior Interventions (NDBIs) have a strong and growing evidence base. Yet, NDBIs are not implemented on a wide scale within early intervention programs for children on the autism spectrum. Potential reasons for the slow adoption of NDBIs likely stem from the differing theoretical orientations of behavioral and developmental sciences from which NDBI are derived, and a lack of training, knowledge, and support for implementing NDBIs within the behavior analytic community. In support of efforts to promote wide-scale implementation of NDBIs, we clarify their common features, discuss possible misconceptions, offer reasons why NDBIs should be widely implemented, and provide recommendations to the autism service community, intervention developers, and researchers to improve their dissemination and implementation.

Comments

D'Agostino, Sophia R., Ana D. Dueñas, Alice Bravo, Kelsie Tyson, Diondra Straiton, Giovanna L. Salvatore, Cressida Pacia, Melanie Pellecchia, Toward Deeper Understanding and Wide-Sacle Implementation of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions, Autism. Copyright © 2022 SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/13623613221121427

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