{"id":5994,"date":"2020-03-04T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/autism\/?page_id=5994"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:11:13","slug":"sprout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/autism\/research\/past-research\/sprout\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprout Research Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/SproutLogo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/SproutLogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"231\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5995 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><a href=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/SproutLogo.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Autism Intervention Research Opportunity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This exciting new study is investigating changes in expressive language and social communication in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over the course of the play-based intervention, JASPER! We hope to contribute to improving language and social communication related interventions and measures of change for children with ASD.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">SPROUT is no longer recruiting participants. Thank you to all of the families who participated in this study!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Who can participate?<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/MerylJasper-400x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" class=\" wp-image-5997 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/MerylJasper-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/MerylJasper.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"21\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Children 18 months to 5 years of age<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"22\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Children with little or no spoken language<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"21\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Confirmed diagnosis of ASD<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What does participation involve?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"23\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Compensation for your time<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Parent Questionnaires<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"26\" height=\"24\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Comprehensive play-based and behavioral assessments<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>10 weeks of intervention<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Free parking and flexible visit times<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/autism\/files\/2020\/03\/leaf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"24\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" \/>Free childcare for siblings<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is JASPER?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">JASPER (Joint Attention Symbolic Play Engagement Regulation) is an intervention that targets the foundations of social communication (joint attention, imitation, and play) and uses naturalistic developmental and behavioral strategies to increase the rate and complexity of social communication.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Contact SPROUT<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email: sprout@bu.edu<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-6712<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autism Intervention Research Opportunity This exciting new study is investigating changes in expressive language and social communication in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over the course of the play-based intervention, JASPER! 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