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Review of the roles of materials, permissiveness, and structure in play-based social interventions for autistic youth

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ABSTRACT For youth on the autism spectrum, play offers rich opportunities for the development of social competence. Play-based activities are well suited for social skills interventions because the structure of… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT For youth on the autism spectrum, play offers rich opportunities for the development of social competence. Play-based activities are well suited for social skills interventions because the structure of the game play can easily incorporate the youths’ interests and can be designed to mimic social rules. Despite the wealth of literature on the topic of play-based learning, it is not clear how play factors such as play materials (toys, objects, imaginative spaces), permissiveness (player autonomy), and structure (role-based play, interaction rules) contribute to skill development. This paper reviews the literature on play-based social interventions and will compare three play-based approaches based on materials, permissiveness, and structure: (a) LEGO-therapy, (b) virtual environment social program, and (c) therapeutically applied role-playing games. Implications of the results for practitioners and researchers are discussed.

Keywords: structure; materials permissiveness; based social; play; social interventions; play based

Journal Title: International Journal of Play
Year Published: 2022

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