《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 460-464.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.04.021

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Intervention Effectiveness of Pretend Play Based on Learn to Play Program in Children with Autism 

XU Yun, ZHANG Yu-hui   

  1. College of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China
  • Received:2016-09-27 Published:2017-04-05 Online:2017-05-17
  • Contact: XU Yun. E-mail: xuyun@zjut.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of pretend play training based on Learn to Play program on pretend play capabilities of children with autism. Methods The researchers referred some training strategies in Learn to Play program, and designed a pretend play training which adapted to autistic children's level of development. And then they conducted the pretend play training on three autistic children for four weeks. After that they used Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment to assess the effect of the intervention before, after and two weeks after training. Results The percentage of pretend play actions, the number of object substitutions and the number of imitated actions increased in some degrees in the children. Conclusion The pretend play training based on Learn to Play program can promote the pretend play capabilities of children with autism.

Key words: autism, pretend play, Learn to Play program

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