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O'Connor, Chloe; Stagnitti, Karen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate the play, behaviour, language and social skills of children aged 5-8 years participating in a play intervention (based on the "Learn to Play" program) compared to a group of children participating in traditional classroom activities within a specialist school over a six month period.…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Quasiexperimental Design, Play, Intervention
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Casenhiser, Devin M.; Shanker, Stuart G.; Stieben, Jim – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The study evaluates a social-communication-based approach to autism intervention aimed at improving the social interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. We report preliminary results from an ongoing randomized controlled trial of 51 children aged 2 years 0 months to 4 years 11 months. Participants were assigned to either a…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Young Children, Comparative Analysis