Selected Research Publications
Here's just a small sampling of the work we’ve produced over the years.
Testing Interventions in the Community
Shire, S.Y., Shih, W., Bracaglia, S., Kodjoe, M., & Kasari, C. (2020). Peer engagement in toddlers with autism: Community implementation of dyadic and individual JASPER intervention. Autism, 24(8), 2142-2152.
Shire, S.Y., Chang, Y.C., Shih, W., Bracaglia, S., Kodjoe, M., & Kasari, C. (2019). Sustained Community Implementation of JASPER Intervention with Toddlers with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(5), 1863-1875. Doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-03875-0
Testing Tools and Training for Practitioners
Shire, S.Y., Shih, W., Chang, Y.C., & Kasari, C. (2018). Short Play and Communication Evaluation: Teachers’ assessment of core social communication and play skills with children with autism. Autism, 22(3), 299-310. Doi: 1362361316674092
Shire, S.Y., Baker-Worthman, L., Shih, W., & Kasari, C. (2020). Comparison of face to face and remote support for interventionists learning to deliver JASPER intervention with children with autism. Journal of Behavioral Education, 29, 317-338. Doi: 10.1007/s10864-020-09376-4
Chang, Y.C., & Shire, S.Y. (2019). Promoting play in preschools. Teaching Exceptional Children, 52(2), 66-76. Doi: 10.1177/0040059919874305
Supporting Caregivers of Children with ASD
Shire, S.Y., Shih, W., & Kasari, C. (2018). Brief report: Caregiver strategy implementation- Advancing spoken communication in children who are minimally verbal. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(4), 1228-1234. Doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3454-0
Salomone, E., Pacione, L., Shire, S.Y., Brown, F., Reichow, B., & Servili, C. (2019). Development of the WHO Caregiver Skill Training Programme for Developmental Disorders or Delays. Frontiers Psychology, 10, 769. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00769