# Episode 9 - Joint Attention

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Podcast: [ABA Beyond the Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aba-beyond-the-data-7489435)
Published: 2025-12-23T09:06:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aba-beyond-the-data/episodes/Episode-9---Joint-Attention-e3clkq1
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Duration seconds: 4002

## Resource

How to Purchase CEUs Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aba-ceus.com/get-ceus⁠⁠⁠⁠ Select the CEU episode you’d like to purchase and add it to your cart. At checkout, Answer 5 Multiple Choice Questions. Complete your purchase through our secure checkout. Your CEU certificate will be emailed to you within 24–48 hours. Each submission is individually reviewed and verified, so please allow time for processing and approval. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us anytime. Summary: This episode explores how to understand and teach joint attention—the foundation of social connection and early communication. It begins by breaking down what joint attention actually is: the back-and-forth coordination of attention between a person, another person, and something in the environment. From there, it looks at why this skill is so critical for language, play, and relationship development, and how it often presents differently in autism. The discussion then shifts into a practical, compassionate guide for assessment and teaching, focusing on both responding to and initiating joint attention in natural, meaningful ways. Using developmentally informed and behavior-analytic strategies, the episode highlights how to build authentic moments of shared engagement without turning it into an eye-contact drill—helping BCBAs and parents create more genuine, joyful social experiences. Sources: Carpenter, M., Nagell, K., & Tomasello, M. (1998). Social cognition, joint attention, and communicative competence from 9 to 15 months of age. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 63 (4). Link PubMed+1 Mundy, P., & Newell, L. (2007). Attention, joint attention, and social cognition. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16 (5), 269–274. Link PMC+1 Mundy, P., & Si…

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