Taking a Closer Look at Functional Play in Children with Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-77

  Williams, Emma ^a,b   Reddy, Vasudevi ^a   Costall, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Functional play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; INFANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMBOLISM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0035258040     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005665714197     Document Type: Article

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