Similarities in Functional Play and Differences in Symbolic Play of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy; Johnson, Lynette K.; Brady, Nancy C.
Titel	Similarities in Functional Play and Differences in Symbolic Play of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 124 (2019) 1, S.77-91 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Play; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Interests; Toys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Bildungsinteresse; Toy; Spielzeug
Abstract	Contradictory reports of play strengths and weaknesses for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) persist in the literature. We compared the play of 19 children with ASD to 19 typically developing (TD) children matched on language and cognitive skills. All children were verbal. Results revealed no differences in indiscriminate actions, functional play, and object interest. The children with ASD showed less symbolic play and a significantly fewer number of children met criteria for emerging or mastered symbolic play. A specific deficit was observed for "doll as agent" symbolic play. Outcomes suggest that compared to children without disabilities, children with ASD may have comparable functional play skills and struggle with the transition to some, but not all types of symbolic play. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01