ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2024
Social Validity of Pivotal Response Treatment for Young Autistic Children: Perspectives of Autistic Adults.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
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- One Size Doesn't Fit All: Variability in Autistic Children's Response to Pivotal Response Treatment.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving Peer Interactions and Social Skills in Preschool Children With Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Telehealth Pilot Study of the Effects of a Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention on Child Social Communication Outcomes in a Community Mental Health System.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Affirming Neurodiversity within Applied Behavior Analysis.Behavior analysis in practice · 2024Review
- Beyond the Task List: A Proposed Integration of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions to BCBA Training.Behavior analysis in practice · 2023Review
- Between neurodiversity and therapy: the importance of making conscious and responsible choices in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2023Article
- De-implementation of Low-Value Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Review
- Applied Behavior Analysis and the Abolitionist Neurodiversity Critique: An Ethical Analysis.Behavior analysis in practice · 2023Review
- Natural language acquisition and gestalt language processing: A critical analysis of their application to autism and speech language therapyAutism & developmental language impairmentsArticle
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Abstract
The social validity of autism behavioral intervention has been questioned. Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) attempt to address some concerns, but it is unclear whether autistic people consider NDBIs socially valid. Social validity of an NDBI, Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), was investigated through autistic adults commenting on videos of autistic children receiving PRT. Qualitative coding of responses generated three themes: respect for individuals; assessment of intervention implementation; and socioemotional considerations. Although video brevity limits the scope of the present study's conclusions, participants highlighted PRT components that appeared socially valid (e.g., reinforcing attempts, following the child's lead) and aspects appearing invalid (e.g., overemphasis on spoken language). Therefore, adjustments appear necessary for PRT to be fully acceptable to the autistic community.
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