Sarah Hansen – Shared moments: a parent-mediated, play based, joint attention intervention

Sarah Hansen1. Researcher name: Doctoral Students Sarah Hansen, PI (sgh@uoregon.edu), Tracy Raulston, Rebecca Frantz; Wendy Machalicek, Faculty Advisor (wmachali@uoregon.edu)

2. Study Title: Shared moments: a parent-mediated, play based, joint attention intervention

3. Phase of Study: Intervention/data analysis

4. Population or age group: Children with ASD ages 3-6

 5. Summary: This is a single subject multiple-baseline design across parent-child dyads to see if  parents can be trained to successfully implement a naturalistic and behavioral joint attention intervention. Four parents intervened on response to joint attention behaviors in their young (3-5) children with ASD. Joint attention, or shared attention on an object or event with another person is a pivotal social communication skill often missed in children with ASD.

6. Opportunity for Participation: Not currently.

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