Impact of the Learn to Play program on play, social competence and language for children aged 5-8 years who attend a specialist school

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 302-311

  Stagnitti, Karen ^a   O'Connor, Chloe ^a   Sheppard, Loretta ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disability; Intervention; Pretend play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VICTORIA;

EID: 84865640088     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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