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Title: Symbolic Play Development in Autistic and Language Disordered Children.
Language: English
Authors: Fein, D.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 1991
Intended Audience: Researchers
Document Type: Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Mental Retardation, Perceptual Motor Learning, Play, Pretend Play, Symbolic Language, Toys
Geographic Terms: U.S.; Massachusetts
Abstract: The study compared play among five groups of children (ages 3-7 years): normal children (N=41); those diagnosed with language delays (N=241), those with autism but normal intelligence (N=71), those with autism and mental retardation (N=97), and those with nonautistic mental deficiency (N=86). Each child was evaluated using a 25 minute structured play session which was videotaped for later analysis. The child's activities were classified into 11 types falling into 5 categories: passive sensory-motor play; active sensory-motor play; functional play; symbolic play; and no toy play. Results indicated that the development of play, especially the later emerging symbolic type, is dependent on cognitive abilities and social comprehension. The children with the most noticeable deficit in symbolic play were the autistic groups, with the deficit more profound in the low IQ group. An unexpected finding was that although language also requires symbolic representation, those children with language impairments did not demonstrate significantly less symbolic play. Members of all groups chose approximately the same number of toys during a typical play session. Includes 5 references. (DB)
Notes: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (19th, San Antonio, TX, February 13-16, 1991).
Journal Code: RIEDEC1991
Entry Date: 1991
Accession Number: ED334772
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