Connie Kasari, PhD is a professor at UCLA in Human Development and Psychology and also Psychiatry. A leader in the world of autism research and treatment, Connie has published extensively on child development, psychology, psychiatry and special education. She is well known for her work developing interventions to help children with ASD improve socially by targeting language, joint attention, and symbolic play. Connie is the lead investigator for the AIR-B Network which is concluding a large-scale randomized controlled trial of the Remaking Recess intervention and founder of the Kasari Lab.

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Remaking Recess: Parallel to Engaged Playing Tetherball

Watch Marta use Remaking Recess Strategies to bring children together to play tetherball.

Remaking Recess: Marta Starts Games

Get out there and start some games to help children engage.

Remaking Recess: Andy Facilitates Soccer

Remaking Recess: Social Menus

Watch Marta and Andy hand out social menus to children at lunch. They use them to help the children talk to each other.

Remaking Recess: Principal Rumble

Brad Rumble demonstrates Remaking Recess strategies.

Remaking Recess: Caitlin Helps Children Engage with Peers

Here's a demonstration of how to use Remaking Recess strategies to help solitary children engage with peers.

Remaking Recess: Parallel to Engaged Playing Tetherball

Remaking Recess: Andy Facilitates Soccer

Remaking Recess: Caitlin Helps Children Engage with Peers

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UA3 MC 11055. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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