Symbolic play in autism: A review

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 281-307

  Jarrold, Christopher ^a   Boucher, Jill ^a   Smith, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMPREHENSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANTILE AUTISM; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTIVATION; PLAY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBOLISM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0027176268     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01046221     Document Type: Review

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