The Jasper Model for Children with Autism: Promoting Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation

By Amanda C. Gulsrud, Christina Strawbridge, Connie Kasari, et al.

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 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462547567
• ISBN13: 9781462547562
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.5"