{"id":18731,"date":"2025-01-10T15:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autism.org\/?p=18731"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:09:33","slug":"building-infant-social-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/building-infant-social-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Caregiver Strategies for Building Infant Social Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Laurie A. Vismara, Ph.D., BCBA-D, R.B.A. (Ont.)<\/a> details caregiver strategies for building infant social interaction. She introduces the Infant Start Manual, an extension of the Early Start Denver Model. The speaker outlines contemporary research on early-in-life autism support strategies and underscores the need for collaborative, family-centered support tactics for parents and caregivers. Vismara details six (6) infant learning characteristics, how they present, and what caregivers can do to foster these social communication skills during infancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Handouts are online HERE<\/a> (.zip)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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