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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2007 | Original Paper

Symbolic Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Gillian C. Stanley, M. Mary Konstantareas

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2007

Abstract

The relationship between symbolic play and other domains, such as degree of autistic symptomatology, nonverbal cognitive ability, receptive language, expressive language, and social development, was investigated. The assessment files of 101 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder were studied. Nonverbal cognitive ability and expressive language were both significantly and uniquely related to symbolic play, although receptive language was not. Autistic symptomatology ceased to be significantly related to symbolic play when controlling for two or more other variables. Social development was related to symbolic play in those children with high nonverbal cognitive ability but not those with low nonverbal cognitive ability. The diagnostic and treatment implications of these results are discussed.

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Titel: Symbolic Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs: Gillian C. Stanley
M. Mary Konstantareas
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0263-2

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