Teaching Receptive Language to Children with Autism: A Selective Overview (Report‪)‬

Receptive language (to act based on an auditory stimulus) is an important and necessary foundational skill for children with autism. Several strategies establishing this repertoire have been developed within the field of early intensive behavior intervention (EIBI). An electronic literature review with the key words "discrimination training" reveals extensive research by behavior analysts. However, "receptive language training" has received far less attention. In this literature review we will present a brief summary of research findings describing the various behavioral strategies that have been effective in teaching children with autism and related developmental disabilities to act based on auditory stimuli whether labeling an object or following instructions. Keywords: Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Receptive language, training techniques.