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Teacher-implemented joint attention intervention : pilot randomized controlled study for preschoolers with autism . OBJECTIVE The vast majority of children with an autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) attend public preschools at some point in their childhood . Community preschool practices often are not evidence based , and almost none target the prelinguistic core deficits of ASD . This study investigated the effectiveness of public preschool teachers implementing a validated intervention ( the Joint Attention and Symbolic Play/Engagement and Regulation intervention ; JASP/ER ) on a core deficit of autism , initiating joint attention . METHOD Sixteen dyads ( preschoolers with ASD and the public school teachers who worked in the child 's classroom ) were randomly assigned to the 6-week JASP/ER intervention or a control group . RESULTS At the end of the intervention , JASP/ER teachers used more JASP/ER strategies than the control teachers , and JASP/ER preschoolers used more joint attention in their classroom than control children . Additionally , JASP/ER children spent more time in supported engagement and less time in object engagement than control preschoolers on a taped play interaction . CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that teachers were able to improve a core deficit of children with ASD in a public preschool context .
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Intervention_Educational
Teacher-implemented joint attention intervention
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Intervention_Educational
( the Joint Attention and Symbolic Play/Engagement and Regulation intervention ; JASP/ER )
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Intervention_Educational
JASP/ER intervention
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Intervention_Control
control group .
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Intervention_Educational
JASP/ER
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Intervention_Educational
JASP/ER
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Intervention_Educational
JASP/ER
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Intervention_Educational
JASP/ER
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Intervention_Educational
taped play interaction
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Outcome_Mental
joint attention
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Outcome_Mental
spent more time in supported engagement and less time in object engagement
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Outcome_Mental
core deficit
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Outcome_Physical
of children with ASD
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Participant_Age
preschoolers
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Participant_Condition
autism
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) attend public preschools
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Participant_Condition
public preschool teachers
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Participant_Sample-size
Sixteen
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Participant_Age
preschoolers
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Participant_Condition
ASD
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Participant_Condition
teachers
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
ASD
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Participant_Condition
public preschool