Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Free certificates of participation are available upon successful completion of a brief knowledge quiz at: autism.org/building-infant-social-interaction
Handouts are online at: autism.org/building-infant-social-interaction
Hear Dr. Laurie Vismara discuss how to support caregivers with a number of strategies for building social interaction and development as they interact with infants during play, caretaking, and other family-based routines.
Laurie A. Vismara, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a therapist and researcher in early autism intervention. She has spent the last 20 years contributing to the science and program development of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), named by Time magazine as one of the top 10 medical breakthroughs for early autism intervention. Over a dozen studies have found the ESDM to be effective and with gains maintained for infants and toddlers with or at risk of autism who have a wide range of learning styles and abilities. Dr. Vismara uses telehealth platforms and travels throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries to help publicly funded intervention programs and families develop the ESDM in their communities. Her coauthored book, An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn, covers practical strategies and tips to help families use the ESDM at home. Her second book, Coaching Parents of Young Children with Autism, helps early intervention providers coach and empower families in the ESDM.
In this webinar:
1:30 – Introduction
6:10 – Infant Start Manual
11:40 – Research findings
17:55 – Infant learning characteristics
20:25 – Attentional flexibility
27:10 – Object use
33:00 – Prelinguistic development
36:55 – Combined, pragmatic communication
42:25 – Speech
47:30 – Social attention and engagement
54:20 – Tips for baby learning
58:00 – Resources
Free certificates of participation are available upon successful completion of a brief knowledge quiz at: autism.org/building-infant-social-interaction
Handouts are online at: autism.org/building-infant-social-interaction
Hear Dr. Laurie Vismara discuss how to support caregivers with a number of strategies for building social interaction and development as they interact with infants during play, caretaking, and other family-based routines.
Laurie A. Vismara, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a therapist and researcher in early autism intervention. She has spent the last 20 years contributing to the science and program development of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), named by Time magazine as one of the top 10 medical breakthroughs for early autism intervention. Over a dozen studies have found the ESDM to be effective and with gains maintained for infants and toddlers with or at risk of autism who have a wide range of learning styles and abilities. Dr. Vismara uses telehealth platforms and travels throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries to help publicly funded intervention programs and families develop the ESDM in their communities. Her coauthored book, An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn, covers practical strategies and tips to help families use the ESDM at home. Her second book, Coaching Parents of Young Children with Autism, helps early intervention providers coach and empower families in the ESDM.
In this webinar:
1:30 – Introduction
6:10 – Infant Start Manual
11:40 – Research findings
17:55 – Infant learning characteristics
20:25 – Attentional flexibility
27:10 – Object use
33:00 – Prelinguistic development
36:55 – Combined, pragmatic communication
42:25 – Speech
47:30 – Social attention and engagement
54:20 – Tips for baby learning
58:00 – Resources
