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Cultural Considerations in Caregiver-Implemented Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: A Scoping Review

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Globally, there is an increasing focus on interventions that are culturally relevant for children and families from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. We conducted a scoping review to evaluate what populations have been included in the caregiver research related to established naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We also evaluated the extent to which these interventions have developed or adapted to be culturally relevant for use with caregivers of children with ASD using the Cultural Adaptation Checklist. Seventy studies met the inclusion criteria. Our review noted a paucity of research with diverse populations, and lack of description related to cultural adaptations of these interventions. Descriptions related to cultural adaptations tended to focus the least on persons, goals, and methods. Clinicians and researchers are encouraged to engage in cultural adaptations of interventions in consultations with communities in order to enhance interventions for culturally diverse groups.

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  1. Although we understand the preference for identity first language among autistic self-advocates, we use person first language throughout this article to reflect the preference of caregivers and the reality that young children have may not yet developed an autistic identity.

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The author(s) disclose receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Michigan State University Alliance for African Partnership Transforming Institutions strategic funding.

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Douglas, S.N., Dada, S., Tönsing, K. et al. Cultural Considerations in Caregiver-Implemented Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: A Scoping Review. Rev J Autism Dev Disord (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-024-00436-3

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