TY - JOUR
T1 - Can I Learn to Play? Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of a Peer-Mediated Intervention to Improve Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AU - Kent, Cally
AU - Cordier, Reinie
AU - Joosten, Annette
AU - Wilkes-Gillan, Sarah
AU - Bundy, Anita
N1 - The authors would like to acknowledge the School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, who kindly donated the costs involved with installation of the camera equipment and creating ?The Ultimate Guide to Play? DVD. The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship in supporting this research. The authors would also like to acknowledge Dr Richard Parsons for his assistance with the statistical analysis and Dr Lauren Parsons for her assistance with administering the intervention and data collection.
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - Play is often used in interventions to improve social outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Play is a primary occupation of childhood and, therefore, an important outcome of intervention. The Ultimate Guide to Play, Language and Friendship (PLF) is a peer-mediated intervention for 6–11-year-old children with ASD. A total of 68 dyads were randomized to either a 10-week treatment first or waitlist control group. Results revealed a significant moderate intervention effect from pre- to post-intervention, which was maintained to the 3-month follow-up clinic session and generalized to the home environment. The findings support that the PLF intervention can be used to positively improve play in 6–11-year-old children with ASD. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, https://www.anzctr.org.au/ (ACTRN12615000008527; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1165-2708).
AB - Play is often used in interventions to improve social outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Play is a primary occupation of childhood and, therefore, an important outcome of intervention. The Ultimate Guide to Play, Language and Friendship (PLF) is a peer-mediated intervention for 6–11-year-old children with ASD. A total of 68 dyads were randomized to either a 10-week treatment first or waitlist control group. Results revealed a significant moderate intervention effect from pre- to post-intervention, which was maintained to the 3-month follow-up clinic session and generalized to the home environment. The findings support that the PLF intervention can be used to positively improve play in 6–11-year-old children with ASD. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, https://www.anzctr.org.au/ (ACTRN12615000008527; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1165-2708).
KW - Autism
KW - Intervention
KW - Play
KW - Video modeling
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-020-04671-5
DO - 10.1007/s10803-020-04671-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090081699
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 51
SP - 1823
EP - 1838
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 6
ER -