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Overview

Connie Kasari is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a focus on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, education, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work encompasses a significant volume of research concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), disability support for families, child development and digital technology, behavioral and psychological studies, language development and disorders, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and infant development and preterm care.

Kasari has contributed extensively to the literature with numerous publications in respected journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Autism Research
  • Autism
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Notable recent papers authored by Kasari include:

  • "Joint engagement is a potential mechanism leading to increased initiations of joint attention and downstream effects on language: JASPER early intervention for children with ASD" (2021) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Mind the gap: an intervention to support caregivers with a new autism spectrum disorder diagnosis is feasible and acceptable" (2020) in Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • "Exploring coaching and follow-up supports in community-implemented caregiver-mediated JASPER intervention" (2021) in Autism
  • "Comparison of Face-to-Face and Remote Support for Interventionists Learning to Deliver JASPER Intervention with Children Who have Autism" (2020) in Journal of Behavioral Education
  • "Randomized pilot study of a special education advocacy program for Latinx/minority parents of children with autism spectrum disorder" (2021) in Autism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kasari include Wendy Shih, Stephanie Shire, Amanda C. Gulsrud, David S. Mandell, and Suzannah Iadarola.

Best Publications

  • A longitudinal study of joint attention and language development in autistic children.

    Peter Clive Mundy;Marian Sigman;Connie Kasari

  • Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions: Empirically Validated Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Laura Schreibman;Geraldine Dawson;Aubyn C. Stahmer;Rebecca Landa

  • Loneliness and friendship in high-functioning children with autism.

    Nirit Bauminger;Connie Kasari

  • Joint attention and symbolic play in young children with autism: a randomized controlled intervention study

    Connie Kasari;Stephanny Freeman;Tanya Paparella

  • Effects of Mindful Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children

    Lisa Flook;Susan L. Smalley;M. Jennifer Kitil;Brian M. Galla

  • Minimally verbal school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder: the neglected end of the spectrum.

    Helen Tager-Flusberg;Connie Kasari

  • Randomized Controlled Caregiver Mediated Joint Engagement Intervention for Toddlers with Autism

    Connie Kasari;Connie Kasari;Amanda C. Gulsrud;Connie Wong;Susan Kwon

  • Affective sharing in the context of joint attention interactions of normal, autistic, and mentally retarded children

    Connie Kasari;Marian Sigman;Peter Mundy;Nurit Yirmiya

  • Early Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Under 3 Years of Age: Recommendations for Practice and Research

    Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Margaret L. Bauman;Roula Choueiri;Connie Kasari

  • Involvement or Isolation? The Social Networks of Children with Autism in Regular Classrooms

    Brandt Chamberlain;Connie Kasari;Erin Rotheram-Fuller

  • Language outcome in autism: Randomized comparison of joint attention and play interventions.

    Connie Kasari;Tanya Paparella;Stephanny Freeman;Laudan B. Jahromi

  • Joint attention, developmental level, and symptom presentation in autism

    Peter Clive Mundy;Marian Sigman;Connie Kasari

  • Loneliness, friendship quality and the social networks of adolescents with high‐functioning autism in an inclusive school setting

    Jill Locke;Eric H. Ishijima;Connie Kasari;Nancy London

  • Social Networks and Friendships at School: Comparing Children With and Without ASD

    Connie Kasari;Jill Locke;Amanda Gulsrud;Erin Rotheram-Fuller

  • Responses to the Negative Emotions of Others by Autistic, Mentally Retarded, and Normal Children

    Marian D. Sigman;Connie Kasari;Jung-Hye Kwon;Nurit Yirmiya

  • The art of camouflage: Gender differences in the social behaviors of girls and boys with autism spectrum disorder

    Michelle Dean;Robin Harwood;Connie Kasari

  • Challenges in Evaluating Psychosocial Interventions for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

    Catherine Lord;Ann Wagner;Sally J Rogers;Peter Szatmari

  • Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Practice and Research.

    Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Margaret L. Bauman;Wendy L. Stone;Nurit Yirmiya

  • General Education Teachers' Relationships with Included Students with Autism.

    Kristen Robertson;Brandt Chamberlain;Connie Kasari

  • Linking parental perceptions to interactions in young children with autism

    Connie Kasari;Marian Sigman

  • Empathy and Cognition in High-Functioning Children with Autism

    Nurit Yirmiya;Marian D. Sigman;Connie Kasari;Peter Mundy

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Sigman
Marian Sigman University of California, Los Angeles
Peter Clive Mundy
Peter Clive Mundy University of California, Davis
Jill Locke
Jill Locke University of Washington
Nurit Yirmiya
Nurit Yirmiya Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rebecca Landa
Rebecca Landa Kennedy Krieger Institute
David S. Mandell
David S. Mandell University of Pennsylvania
Alice S. Carter
Alice S. Carter University of Massachusetts Boston
Amy M. Wetherby
Amy M. Wetherby Florida State University
Ann P. Kaiser
Ann P. Kaiser Vanderbilt University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles

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