Connie Kasari, PhD is Professor of Psychological Studies in Education and Psychiatry at UCLA, where she is the Principal Investigator for several multi-site research programs, including the Autism Intervention Research Network for Behavioral Health funded by HRSA and the Characterizing Cognition in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism Intervention network by Autism Speaks. She is a founding member of the Center for Autism Research and Treatment at UCLA and has been actively involved in autism research for the past 25 years. Her current research focuses on developing targeted interventions for early social communication development in at risk infants, toddlers and preschoolers with autism, and peer relationships for school aged children with autism. Dr. Kasari currently receives funding from: National Institute for Mental Health, Autism Speaks, Autism Intervention Network for Behavioral Health, and Health Resources and Services Information.
Connie Kasari, PhD
This presentation will focus on current evidence based interventions in ASD, and the trend towards targeted approaches, and modularized interventions. As the field moves toward more personalized interventions, understanding the active ingredients of interventions for children at different ages, and in different contexts becomes critical in building more effective interventions. A program of research will be described that addresses core impairments in the early development of autism. These research studies have integrated developmental and behavioral approaches to address the early core areas of joint attention, play and language. Applications of the research have been examined with preverbal toddlers and preschoolers as well as older minimally verbal children with autism. Focus will be on the changes in developmental targets depending on child characteristics and context.
Participants will be able to:
Identify at least three developmental tasks of early childhood that are impaired and linked to later language development.
Identify at least two specific methods associated with later improvement in language outcomes.
This presentation will focus on current evidence based interventions in ASD, and the trend towards targeted approaches, and modularized interventions. As the field moves toward more personalized interventions, understanding the active ingredients of interventions for children at different ages, and in different contexts becomes critical in building more effective interventions. A program of research will be described that addresses core impairments in the early development of autism. These research studies have integrated developmental and behavioral approaches to address the early core areas of joint attention, play and language. Applications of the research have been examined with preverbal toddlers and preschoolers as well as older minimally verbal children with autism. Focus will be on the changes in developmental targets depending on child characteristics and context.
Participants will be able to:
Identify at least three developmental tasks of early childhood that are impaired and linked to later language development.
Identify at least two specific methods associated with later improvement in language outcomes.
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