Toward A Deeper Understanding of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions

Naturalistic Developmental Behavior Interventions (NDBIs) are a group of early interventions that use a variety of strategies from applied behavioral and developmental sciences. Although NDBIS have been demonstrated effective, NDBIs are not implemented on a wide scale within early intervention programs for children on the autism spectrum. One major barrier is that many practitioners lack training, knowledge, and support for implementing NDBIs (Hampton & Sandbank, 2021). We will provide recommendations to the autism service community, intervention developers, and researchers.

At the end of this session, practitioners will be able to: 

1. clarify the core and common features of NDBIs,
2. discuss possible misconceptions of NDBIs, and 
3. articulate reasons why NDBIs could be widely implemented in their treatment environments.