Review Paper : Promoting Joint Attention in Children with Autism

Abstract

In this study, the literatures on the joint attention in the children with ASDs were reviewed. The failure to achieve joint attention in children with autism often portends later difficulties with communication and social interaction, as well as delay in language development. Based on the literature review, relationship focused intervention strategies was suggested and parental self-efficacy was one of the mediators that made parents make efforts to improve the quality of relationship between children and parents. By the achievement of joint attention, the relationship between children with autism and their parents will be improved. The enhanced relationship provide parents emotional rewards, ultimately parents’ caretaking stress is expected to be decreased. Ultimately the decrease of caretaking stress of parents of children with ASDs will provide parents emotional rewards.