How to Teach/Develop Joint Attention (for children with autism)

The P.L.A.Y. Project and DIR/Floortime provide great instruction and opportunities for developing joint attention.

¨     There are many ways to teach and help a child develop joint attention.

Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior modification procedures

¨     The following target behaviors were included in the intervention:

¨     1) Responding to showing, pointing, and gaze shifting of adult;

¨     2) Coordinated gaze shifting (i.e., coordinated joint

¨     attention); and

¨     3) Pointing (with the purpose of sharing, not requesting).

http://www.thelearninglane.com/documents/jointattention4.pdf

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