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Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Chu, Ching-Lin; Lee, Tsung-Chin – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Joint attention intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders was focused on improving joint engagement and joint attention skills. The purpose of this study was to develop a caregiver-mediated joint engagement intervention program combined with body movement play to investigate the effects of joint engagement/joint attention skills in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Crust, Lee; McKenna, Jim; Spence, Jon; Thomas, Catherine; Evans, Donna; Bishop, Daniel – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2014
Background: Significant proportions of school children in the UK do not meet the minimum recommended daily requirements of 60-min moderate-intensity physical activity. Beyond taught classes, playtimes offer the opportunity for children to play and be physically active. Painted markings are one recent addition to school playgrounds that are…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Physical Activities, Mental Health, Self Esteem
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Murray, Lynne; Lau, Pui Yi; Arteche, Adriane; Creswell, Cathy; Russ, Stephanie; Zoppa, Letizia Della; Muggeo, Michela; Stein, Alan; Cooper, Peter – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: There has been increasing research interest in parenting by anxious adults; however, little is known about anxiety-subtype effects, or effects of the context in which parenting is assessed. Methods: Two groups of anxious mothers, social phobia (N = 50), generalised anxiety disorder (N = 38), and nonanxious controls (N = 62) were…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Anxiety Disorders, Play, Mothers
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Dodd, H. F.; Porter, M. A.; Peters, G. L.; Rapee, R. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Indiscriminate social approach behaviour is a salient aspect of the Williams syndrome (WS) behavioural phenotype. The present study examines approach behaviour in pre-schoolers with WS and evaluates the role of the face in WS social approach behaviour. Method: Ten pre-schoolers with WS (aged 3-6 years) and two groups of typically…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Play, Genetic Disorders, Social Influences
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Shelleby, Elizabeth C.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Cheong, JeeWon; Chang, Hyein; Gardner, Frances; Dishion, Thomas J.; Wilson, Melvin N. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
This study examines the role of one component of emotion regulation, behavioral control, in the growth of children's early behavior problems by examining whether increases in parental positive behavior support brought about by a family-centered intervention were associated with greater child behavioral control, and whether greater behavioral…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Parent Child Relationship, Child Behavior
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Sajaniemi, Nina; Suhonen, Eira; Kontu, Elina – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Of all the developmental difficulties that may be present in childhood, language impairment is probably the most common. It is of vast importance to prevent cumulative negative consequences of these impairments. The present study evaluates the effects of a language and activity-based intervention programme on verbal and non-verbal performance and…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Language Impairments, Verbal Ability
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Flahive, Mon-hsin Wang; Ray, Dee – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2007
The effectiveness of group sandtray therapy, a model of play therapy, was evaluated using a pretest-posttest control group design with 56 preadolescents exhibiting behavioral difficulties. The experimental group (n = 28) received sandtray therapy in small groups for 10 weeks while the wait-list control group (n = 28) received no treatment. Results…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Play, Group Counseling
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Warreyn, Petra; Roeyers, Herbert; de Groote, Isabel – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
The present study examined spontaneous symbolic play, declarative joint attention, social referencing and imitation of symbolic play in 3- to 6-year-old children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n= 20) during interaction with their mothers. Compared to a control group (n= 20) matched on age and IQ, the children with ASD initiated less joint…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Play, Mothers, Imitation
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Legoff, Daniel B.; Sherman, Michael – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
LEGO[C] building materials have been adapted as a therapeutic modality for increasing motivation to participate in social skills intervention, and providing a medium through which children with social and communication handicaps can effectively interact. A 3 year retrospective study of long-term outcome for autistic spectrum children participating…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Play, Therapy