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Spontaneous play in children with autism: a reappraisal.
Full Abstract
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 distinguish their pattern of play behaviors from the other two groups. Consequentially, it is argued that there are unusual 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 play raise interesting questions about the etiology of autism, the direction of future research, and the theoretical models that can account for the condition.
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Author/s: Libby, S (S); Powell, S (S); Messer, D (D); Jordan, R (R);
Affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders (J Autism Dev Disord), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)
Reference: 1998-Dec; vol 28 (issue 6) : pp 487-97
Dates: Created 1999/04/30; Completed 1999/04/30; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 9932235, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )
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