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Generalisation of Social Communication Skills by Autistic Children during Play-Based Assessments across Home, School and an Unfamiliar Research Setting
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Sophie Carruthers; Tony Charman; Kathy Leadbitter; Ceri Ellis; Lauren Taylor; Heather Moore; Carol Taylor; Kirsty James; Matea Balabanovska; Sophie Langhorne; Catherine Aldred; Vicky Slonims; Vicki Grahame; Patricia Howlin; Helen McConachie; Jeremy Parr; Richard Emsley; Ann Le Couteur; Jonathan Green; Andrew Pickles; PACT-G Trial Group – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
We investigated autistic children's generalisation of social communication over time across three settings during a play-based assessment with different adults and explore the potential moderating effects on generalisation of age, nonverbal IQ and level of restricted and repetitive behaviours. The social communication abilities of 248 autistic…
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
Integrated Play Groups: Promoting Symbolic Play and Social Engagement with Typical Peers in Children with ASD across Settings
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Wolfberg, Pamela; DeWitt, Mila; Young, Gregory S.; Nguyen, Thanh – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) face pervasive challenges in symbolic and social play development. The Integrated Play Groups (IPG) model provides intensive guidance for children with ASD to participate with typical peers in mutually engaging experiences in natural settings. This study examined the effects of a 12-week IPG…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Children
The Use of Play Expansions to Increase the Diversity and Complexity of Object Play in Young Children with Disabilities
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Frey, Jennifer R.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if an intervention consisting of contingently imitating play, modeling expansions of play actions, and describing play actions increased the diversity of object play in young children with disabilities. The multicomponent intervention was introduced in a multiple-probe design across three young children…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Disabilities, Young Children
Classroom Instruction: Background, Assumptions, and Challenges
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Wolery, Mark; Hemmeter, Mary Louise – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
In this article, the authors focus on issues of instruction in classrooms. Initially, a brief definitional and historic section is presented. This is followed by a discussion of four assumptions about the current state of affairs: (a) evidence-based practices should be identified and used, (b) children's phase of performance should dictate…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Evaluation, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Teaching Object-Related Play Skills to Preschool Children with Developmental Concerns.
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Malone, D. Michael; Langone, John – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
Explores the applied research in which object-related play skills of preschool children with developmental concerns are enhanced through intervention strategies. Guidelines for teaching toy play skills are offered as are strategies to promote generalization and maintenance of those skills. (DB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention