Play and the Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Possibilities to Practice

International Journal of Play Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-30

  Mastrangelo, Sonia ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; generativity hypothesis; intervention; play; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650260707     PISSN: 15556824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013810     Document Type: Article

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