Review of Naturalistic Teaching Models for Children with Autism.

Abstract

Within Applied Behavior Analysis, several different naturalistic teaching models are used to teach skills to children with autism. These models include: Incidental Teaching (IT), Milieu Teaching (MT), Natural Language Paradigm (NLP), Pivotal Response Training (PRT), Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT), Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching (PMT), Multiple Incidental Teaching Sessions (MITS), and Speech and Play Enhancement for Autistic Kids (SPEAK). A review of these models is provided for readers to discern the similarities and differences of these models.