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ERIC Number: EJ639227
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Increasing Joint Attention, Play and Language through Peer Supported Play.
Zercher, Craig; Hunt, Pam; Schuler, Adriana; Webster, Janice
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v5 n4 p374-98 Dec 2001
This study examined effects of participation in an integrated play group on the social skills of two 6-year-old twins with autism. Following intervention with adult coaching, typical peers implemented the play group techniques in weekly play group sessions. The autistic subjects showed dramatic increases in shared attention to objects, symbolic play acts, and verbal utterances. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Early Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching, Play, Program Effectiveness, Social Integration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue on Early Interventions.