This file of SPE 576 Week 5 Individual Assignment Parent Training in Joint Attention comprises:Review the current literature on the importance of joint attention to play on social communication and perspective taking. Develop a training for parents (or primary care providers) to facilitate initiation of and response to joint attention with their child with ASD. The parent training should include the following: Description of joint attention (including response to and initiation of) Highlight the importance of joint attention to play and social communication Summarize the current literature on the evidence for joint attention training as a valuable intervention for children with ASD. Develop a 5-minute video or 8- to 10-slide Microsoft Power Point presentation for the training.
