Spontaneous play in children with autism

By: Libby, Sarah (et al).
Series: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 28 (6) 1998: 487-497. 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CHILDREN | AUTISM | PLAYSummary: Much controversy remains regarding the ability of children with autism to engage in spontaneous play. In this study children with autism , Down Syndrome and typical development with verbal mental ages of approximately 2 years were assessed for play abilities at three data points. Even in this group of children with autism, who had relatively low verbal mental ages symbolic play skills were not totally absent. However, it was possible to distingish their pattern of play behaviours from the other two groups. Consequentially, it is argued that there are usual features in early spontaneous play in children with autism and these atypical patterns are not restricted to their difficulties in the production of symbolic play. Such differences in early spontaneous plsy raise interesting questions about the etiology of autism, the direction of future research and the theoretical models that can account for the condition. [AJ].
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Much controversy remains regarding the ability of children with autism to engage in spontaneous play. In this study children with autism , Down Syndrome and typical development with verbal mental ages of approximately 2 years were assessed for play abilities at three data points. Even in this group of children with autism, who had relatively low verbal mental ages symbolic play skills were not totally absent. However, it was possible to distingish their pattern of play behaviours from the other two groups. Consequentially, it is argued that there are usual features in early spontaneous play in children with autism and these atypical patterns are not restricted to their difficulties in the production of symbolic play. Such differences in early spontaneous plsy raise interesting questions about the etiology of autism, the direction of future research and the theoretical models that can account for the condition. [AJ].

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