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ERIC Number: EJ648834
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Developing Pretend Play in Children with Autism: A Case Study.
Sherratt, Dave
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v6 n2 p169-79 Jun 2002
A study examined whether it was possible to teach five children (ages 5-6) with autism to use symbolic pretend play. The intervention used structure, affect, and repetition and progressively faded out the structuring over three phases. All of the children were able to use some symbolic acts within play. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Development, Children, Creativity, Fantasy, Foreign Countries, Imagination, Instructional Effectiveness, Pretend Play, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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