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Developing pretend play in autistic children using the playboxes joint play approach as part of ongoing practice
Cockayne, Rachael
Cockayne, Rachael
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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 weekly sessions using the Playboxes approach over a period of 3 months. Pre- and post-approach pretend play abilities were assessed using the Symbolic Play Test and the Test of Pretend Play. Every child gained increased age-equivalent scores on the Test of Pretend Play, ranging from + 8 to + 30 months. Pretend Play abilities can support developmental outcomes and incorporation of this approach into regular practice could be of value for autistic children.
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2021
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Autism spectrum disorder, Attention, Psychology
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Marwick, H., Jarvie, K., Cowie, H., Johnston, L., Hammond-Evans, N. & Cockayne, R. (2021). Developing pretend play in autistic children using the playboxes joint play approach as part of ongoing practice. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52, pp. 3050-3060.
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