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Direct linkWoodard, Cooper R.; Van Reet, Jennifer – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Past research has focused on pretend play in infants with autism because it is considered an early manifestation of symbolic or imaginative thinking. Contradictory research findings have challenged the meta-representational model. The intent of this paper is to propose that pretend play is the behavioral manifestation of developing imaginative…
Descriptors: Imagination, Play, Autism, Teaching Methods
Murdock, Linda C.; Hobbs, Jan Q. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This study examined the effectiveness of the Picture Me Playing intervention for increasing the play dialogue of preschool children with ASD during pretend play opportunities with typical peers. Picture Me Playing is a pictorially enhanced, script based intervention targeting character role play through a narrative vignette. A single-treatment…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Autism, Preschool Children
Knickmeyer, Rebecca C.; Wheelwright, Sally; Baron-Cohen, Simon B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
We tested the hypothesis that prenatal masculinization of the brain by androgens increases risk of developing an autism spectrum condition (ASC). Sex-typical play was measured in n = 66 children diagnosed with an ASC and n = 55 typically developing age-matched controls. Consistent with the hypothesis, girls with autism did not show the…
Descriptors: Play, Masculinity, Brain, At Risk Persons
