This study aimed to determine if a joint attention intervention would result in greater joint
engagement between caregivers and toddlers with autism. The intervention consisted of 24 …

Thirty-four toddlers with autism and their mothers participated in an early intervention targeting
joint engagement. Across the 24 intervention sessions, any significant distress episode in …

Background Behavioral interventions are commonplace in the treatment of autism spectrum
disorders, yet relatively little is known about how and why these interventions work. This …

This study follows 40 children who were participants in a randomized controlled early intervention
trial ( K asari et al.) from early childhood (2–5 years of age) to elementary school age (…

Objective: To determine the extent to which deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) in toddlers with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) overlap with those in toddlers with …

This full-color clinician's manual is the authoritative guide to implementing the Joint Attention,
Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) intervention. With a strong …

Background: Parents of autistic children experience increased levels of caregiver strain and
adverse mental health outcomes, even in comparison to parents of children with other …

Thirty-five children diagnosed with autism were randomly assigned to either a joint attention
or a symbolic play intervention. During the 5—8 week treatment, three novel probes were …

Background Fear of autism has led to a decline in childhood-immunization uptake and to a
resurgence of preventable infectious diseases. Identifying characteristics of parents who …

Background Autistic young adults are at elevated risk for poor employment/internship
outcomes, despite having many strengths relevant to the workplace. Currently, very few …