Comparison of Behavioural and Natural Play Interventions for Young Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Bernard-Opitz, Vera; Ing, Siow; Kong, Tan Yew
Titel	Comparison of Behavioural and Natural Play Interventions for Young Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 8 (2004) 3, S.319-333 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361304045212
Schlagwörter	Matched Groups; Young Children; Play; Autism; Behavior Modification; Intervention; Comparative Analysis; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Spiel; Autismus; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	The article reports the results of a pilot study comparing traditional behavioural approaches and natural play interventions for young children with autism over a 10 week period. Two matched groups of eight young children with autism participated. Using a crossover design, children in both groups showed positive gains in compliance, attending, play and communication with their therapists and parents. Improvements in attending and compliance were higher following the behavioural condition compared with the natural play condition. Seven participants had reduced autism scores after the intervention. The findings suggest that behavioural and play approaches affect behaviour in different ways and that autistic symptomatology of young children may be amenable to treatment. The discussion focuses on the active ingredients of treatments and the need to base efficacy research on well-planned treatment comparisons. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10