Symbolic Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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. Nonver...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2007-08, Vol.37 (7), p.1215-1223
Main Authors: Stanley, Gillian C, Konstantareas, M. Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Autistic children
Autistic Disorder - epidemiology
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Autistic spectrum disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Children
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Cognitive abilities
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Development
Correlation
Developmental disorders
Dramatic Play
Expressive Language
Female
Humans
Infantile autism
Language Acquisition
Language Tests
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Age
Nonverbal Communication
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Play and Playthings
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Receptive Language
Social Behavior
Social Development
Socialization
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symbolic play
Symbolism
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Verbal Behavior
Wechsler Scales
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-006-0263-2