Supporting children on the autism spectrum in peer play at home and school: Piloting the integrated play groups model in Taiwan

Autism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-453

  Yang, Tsung Ren ^a   Wolfbreg, Pamela J ^b   Wu, Shu Chin ^c   Hwu, Pey Yun ^d  

^a National Taipei Teachers College   (Taiwan)

^b Autism Inst on Peer Relations/Play   (United States)

^c Guang Fu Elementary School   (Taiwan)

^d DingPu Elementary School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism; Chinese; Culture; Peers; Play; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PLAY THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344035465     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361303007004009     Document Type: Review

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