
07/11/2022
Joint attention (the JA in JASPER), is the coordination of attention between objects and people for the purpose of sharing. JASPER studies show that children with ASD use more joint attention skills when they are modeled and taught directly.
There are multiple ways to coordinate joint attention with others.
1. Pointing to share. This would look like a child pointing at an object in order to draw another persons attention to that object. For example, when a child points to an airplane in the sky and says “airplane!”. ✈️
2. Giving to share. This might look like a child giving you a “bite” of their pretend ice cream cone! 🍦
3. Showing to share. An example of this joint attention action would be when a child brings their drawing over to another person and holds the picture out in front of them. 🖍️
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