Toward deeper understanding and wide-scale implementation of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions.
Sophia R D'Agostino, Ana D Dueñas, Alice Bravo, Kelsie Tyson, Diondra Straiton, Giovanna L Salvatore, Cressida Pacia, Melanie Pellecchia
PMID 36056601WHAT IT FOUND
This paper is a theoretical commentary, not a study.
It explains what NDBIs are and how to use them, but reports no new patient data or outcomes. There is no finding here to change your clinical practice.
What this paper is
This is a theoretical commentary and recommendation piece, not an empirical study. It discusses misconceptions about Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) and offers guidance on how to implement them widely, but it reports no new patient data, no outcomes, and no experimental results. There is no finding here to act on.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this as evidence that NDBIs work for your patients. It is an opinion piece arguing for better implementation of existing methods, not a trial testing if those methods improve outcomes.