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Direct linkRachel A. Gordon; Sandra W. Russ; Anastasia Dimitropoulos – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Background: Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) display impaired pretend play abilities, reflective of broader social-cognitive challenges. Pretend play interventions for children with PWS demonstrate preliminary efficacy for improving cognitive and affective processes in play. It is unknown which specific intervention strategies, such as…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Genetic Disorders, Play
Marwick, Helen; Jarvie, Karena; Cowie, Hilary; Johnston, Lorna; Hammond-Evans, Nicola; Cockayne, Rachael – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
A repeated measures single subject design was used to examine the effectiveness of a joint play approach embedded in professional practice, in supporting pretend play for autistic children. Seven autistic children, aged 5-8 years, with a placement within a specialist educational provision, and who demonstrated restricted play, participated in…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Effectiveness
Lowe, Paige – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examined the effectiveness of caregiver consultations in caregiver's child's play therapy process through a program evaluation lens. Archival data was used from a counseling clinic located in the central southwestern United States. Quantitative data was collected from caregiver who filled out assessments (PSI-4 and CBCL) about their…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Caregivers, Persistence, Dropout Rate
Kent, Cally; Cordier, Reinie; Joosten, Annette; Wilkes-Gillan, Sarah; Bundy, Anita – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Play is often used in interventions to improve social outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Play is a primary occupation of childhood and, therefore, an important outcome of intervention. The Ultimate Guide to Play, Language and Friendship (PLF) is a peer-mediated intervention for 6-11-year-old children with ASD. A total of…
Descriptors: Play, Program Effectiveness, Peer Mediation, Intervention
Francis, Gill; Deniz, Emre; Torgerson, Carole; Toseeb, Umar – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and aims: Play-based interventions are used ubiquitously with children with social, communication, and language needs but the impact of these interventions on the mental health of this group of children is unknown. Despite their pre-existing challenges, the mental health of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and autism…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Developmental Delays
Adams, David; McNamara, Scott; Bittner, Melissa; Pawlowski, Jill; Hangauer, Kelly – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
Delays in social and communication skills are associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured play groups (SPGs) was deemed an evidence-based practice (EBP) for children with ASD. A critical review of research published within the past 16 years and accessible in four databases was conducted with a total of 3,153 articles identified of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Group Activities
Download full textBasso, Taylor; Charlop, Marjorie H.; Gumaer, Caitlyn B. – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2021
The vast majority of joint attention interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are geared toward toddlers and preschoolers as it is an early developmental skill. However, many of the youngsters do not acquire joint attention despite these early interventions and subsequently do not exhibit joint attention later in life. In the…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play
Doernberg, Ellen A.; Russ, Sandra W.; Dimitropoulos, Anastasia – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by socio-emotional deficits, and difficulties with pretend play skills. Play skills are related to processes of adaptive functioning and emotion understanding. The present pilot study implemented an in-person pretend play intervention to school-aged children (ages 6 to 9 years,…
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Shire, Stephanie Y.; Worthman, Lisa Baker; Arbuckle, Stacy – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Family-centered practices that involve direct participation of caregivers as part of intervention is critical to effective early intervention. However, regularly scheduled, in person service delivery is not always possible in remote communities, prompting a need for adaptations to the delivery of services, such as the use of live video…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Rural Areas, Children, Autism
Helen T. Maher – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Social-emotional development is foundational to children's health, and academic outcomes. This study examined the effect of a child-centered play therapy intervention on the social-emotional competency of a group of 5 "at risk" third graders. Participants were recruited from a Tier 1 elementary school and social-emotional competency was…
Descriptors: Child Development, Play Therapy, Elementary School Students, Social Emotional Learning
Verver, Suzanne H.; Vervloed, Mathijs P.J.; Yuill, Nicola; Steenbergen, Bert – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
Sound-augmented toys producing factual knowledge were thought to encourage incidental, playful learning in children with visual impairments (VIs). A group of 15 children with VIs and 22 sighted controls played with a sound-augmented savannah landscape and listened to an informative story in a counterbalanced order. Children's knowledge about…
Descriptors: Toys, Play, Auditory Stimuli, Visual Impairments
Stacey Campbell – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2021
Parental pressure to include formalised school-type literacy lessons has been reported as a factor influencing the types of phonics instruction young children encounter in the prior-to-school years. Parents and early childhood teachers support effective phonics instruction through guided play-based learning in the prior-to-school years. Few…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Play, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
Catharine Lory; Mandy Rispoli; Emily Gregori – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often struggle to acquire appropriate play behaviors, which may hinder their integration within natural settings. Individuals with ASD require more systematic instruction and supports to learn to play with their peers. Among interventions that teach play skills to children with ASD, some have involved…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Play, Skill Development
Ross, Mary Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Joint attention is developmental skill that is typically acquired through visual input during the first year of life in typically developing children. Children with visual impairments develop joint attention through alternate senses such as tactile and auditory input (Baron-Cohen, 1995) and show joint attention behaviors unlike those of typically…
Descriptors: Attention, Visual Impairments, Intervention, Play
