Stimulating creative play in children with autism through sandplay

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-64

  Lu, Lucy ^a   Petersen, Fiona ^a   Lacroix, Louise ^a,b   Rousseau, Cécile ^a,c  

^a CSSS de la Montagne (CLSC Parc Extension)   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action research; Autism spectrum disorders; Play; Sandplay; School based interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RITUAL; SANDPLAY THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOUCH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77049103570     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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