ERIC Number: EJ873006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Efficacy of Brief Quantitative Measures of Play for Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Rodman, Jennifer L.; Gilbert, Kimberly A.; Grove, Allen B.; Cunningham, Megan; Levenson, Sara; Wajsblat, Lisa
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v40 n3 p325-333 Mar 2010
Quick and effective screening measures are needed for detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Thirty typically developing children and 30 children with ASD aged 24-68 months were used. This study explored if the ASD group would exhibit less object exploration, diversity of play, and turn-taking than the typically developing group. Older children with ASD performed less turn-taking. On all other measures, IQ accounted for more of the difference between groups than diagnosis. Implications of these results for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Play, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Identification, Measures (Individuals), Intelligence Quotient, Interpersonal Competence, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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