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Book SynopsisThis full-color clinician's manual is the authoritative guide to implementing the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) intervention. With a strong evidence base, JASPER provides a clear, flexible structure to bolster early skills core to social communication development. The authors show how to assess 1- to 8-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), set treatment targets, choose engaging play materials, tailor JASPER strategies to each individual, and troubleshoot common challenges. In a convenient large-size format, the manual features case examples, learning exercises, and reproducible clinical tools. At the companion website, clinicians can download and print the reproducible materials as well as a supplemental annotated bibliography.
Cited as an evidence-based practice by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice.
Trade Review"Having closely followed the research on JASPER from its earliest stages, I am delighted that Kasari and her colleagues have now brought together all they have learned about how to implement their creative and engaging intervention for children with autism. JASPER has been shown in a large number of gold-standard clinical trials to be highly effective in promoting social communication and cognitive and language skills. The book provides a comprehensive overview of JASPER's guiding developmental framework and describes how to implement intervention strategies tailored to the specific profiles of individual children. The clear writing and fun illustrations capture the engaging nature of JASPER, which is grounded in easy-to-implement play-based interactions. This volume will earn a place of honor on every practitioner’s bookshelf!"--Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University
"The JASPER treatment model is one of the most significant advances in early intervention for autism over the past 30 years. With clinical insight and careful research, the authors grounded JASPER in an understanding of early child development and the characteristics of autism that create learning and social communication challenges. They impeccably gathered evidence to appraise the model's effectiveness and its feasibility for use at home or in schools, by interventionists, teachers, or parents. The JASPER manual can significantly inform and benefit any clinician, educator, or student dedicated to evidence-based best practices in early intervention for children with autism."--Peter Mundy, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education and Lisa Capps Professor of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Education in Psychiatry, University of California, Davis
"The dissemination of research-based interventions, such as the JASPER model, to early learning environments is a pressing need for improving the developmental outcomes of children with autism. Early interventionists, toddler and preschool teachers, special educators, and other professionals will find this book accessible, informative, and effective in learning how to implement JASPER with the children and families they serve."--Wendy Machalicek, PhD, BCBA-D, Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon
"This essential book presents a groundbreaking intervention in an easy-to-read format. Children learn through play and connection, which are central to JASPER. Learning the fundamentals of JASPER and using these strategies within the public health system in Newfoundland and Labrador has had a significant positive impact on the children of our province, improving outcomes and allowing them to experience the joy of playing and learning."--Lisa Baker Worthman, MEd, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada-Easy-to-read scenarios to ponder and step-by-step responses are all here for clinicians and educators to help move children with ASD forward and unlock doors to success….This information WILL make a difference for professionals and the children they serve. Read this book and have a breakthrough!--Doody's Review Service, 05/13/2022
Table of ContentsI. Introduction to JASPER
1. What Is JASPER?
2. Core Domains
II. Setting Targets
3. SPACE Administration
4. Identifying Mastered and Target Skills
III. Preparing for Session
5. Introduction to JASPER Routines
6. Assembling JASPER Routines
7. Preparing a JASPER Environment
8. Setting the Foundation for Engagement and Regulation
IV. Play
9. Imitating and Modeling Play
10. Establishing the Base
11. Expanding Routines
V. Communication
12. Core Communication Strategies
13. Programming for Gestures and Language
14. Incorporating a Speech-Generating Device
VI. Troubleshooting
15. Supporting Engagement
16. Supporting Regulation
17. Supporting Productive Play in the Context of RRBs
VII. Conclusion
18. Putting It All Together
Appendix A. Strategies Checklist
Appendix B. Exercise Answers
Appendix C. Caity’s Toy Box
References
Index
