News and Updates

Upcoming Community Conference
with AIR-B and UCLA

Free conference on Autism for Parents, advocates, and community

“Safe and Sound: Planning for Individuals with Autism”

Sign up now to join the virtual conference on March 21st, 2025

EMERGE study to explore language trajectories of low-income, ethnically diverse children with Autism.

Featured Article on EMERGE

this article originally from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Connie Kasari interviewed in Kazakhstan, discussing children with autism.

2024 (Video only available in Kazakh)

Synaptic Podcast: Social Communication and Developmental Disorders with Connie Kasari

2023 (Audio only)

INSAR: An Interview with Dr. Connie Kasari

2023

TAND: Early Interventions

2022

The Development of Play in Children with Autism

2022 (With the Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center)

KASARI LAB Websites

Outside Resources

Exciting News! 📰🚨We are now enrolling for two exciting studies focused on language development for children with autism. For more information, email cogarcia@mednet.ucla.edu
UPCOMING TRAINING!!‼️📅 JASPER Level 1 Part B Training Workshop in Los Angeles from July 15th (Monday) to July 18th (Thursday). If interested or for more information, please contact Kristen Jaffe at : kjaffe@mednet.ucla.edu or visit https://www.ja
Mark your calendars🗓️❗️ JASPER Training calendar for trainings happening in Los Angeles,CA (🇺🇸) in 2024&3025 is available!
Modeling allows us to provide support and facilitate play routines without taking over or using direct prompts. Here are some guidelines to make modeling effective: 🌟Model words and actions within the child's developmental level 🌟Model one play ac
Imitation is foundational in our JASPER sessions. Here are some of the many advantages of this strategy:  🌟Builds engagement  🌟Reinforces productive play  🌟Promotes joint attention  🌟Encourages creativity  🌟Fosters
Environmental arrangement is the process of setting up and maintaining all aspects of the physical space to support the child and limit distractions. In JASPER, we tailor the environment to the child and arrange the toys—and ourselves—to
Meet each JASPER cast members. They all play an important role in the JASPER family tree!🌳💚🧡💚🧡
🧠JASPER is known for its wide body of rigorous, evidence-based research. 🧠JASPER’s framework was developed over more than 20 years of research, with multiple randomized controlled trials (the gold standard of research) showing measurable im
Thank you Lisa Baker Worthman, MEd for the positive review! We love to hear how JASPER is impacting communities around the globe.🧡💚🌎🌍🌏 The JASPER Model for Children with ASD is available now. Order from Guilford Press, Amazon, Barnes and Nobl
The SPACE is a quick 15 minute assessment within the context of play. The child plays with toys from the assessment while the assessor observes the child’s initiations. (📝Check out our previous post on the important distinction between initiat