Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This thesis evaluated a play-based peer-mediated intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to improve their play performance using a systematic approach to intervention development and evaluation. The randomised controlled trial demonstrated a significant, moderate effect on play...

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Main Author: Kent, Cally Frances
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78767
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description This thesis evaluated a play-based peer-mediated intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to improve their play performance using a systematic approach to intervention development and evaluation. The randomised controlled trial demonstrated a significant, moderate effect on play performance for children with ASD and their typically developing peers. Intervention effects were maintained for three-months and generalised to the home environment. Introducing a third peer produced mixed results and provides direction for future research.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-787672022-04-21T01:38:04Z Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Kent, Cally Frances This thesis evaluated a play-based peer-mediated intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to improve their play performance using a systematic approach to intervention development and evaluation. The randomised controlled trial demonstrated a significant, moderate effect on play performance for children with ASD and their typically developing peers. Intervention effects were maintained for three-months and generalised to the home environment. Introducing a third peer produced mixed results and provides direction for future research. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78767 Curtin University fulltext
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Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_fullStr Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_full_unstemmed Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_short Trial of a Peer to Peer Play-based Intervention to Improve Social Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
title_sort trial of a peer to peer play-based intervention to improve social play skills for children with autism spectrum disorder
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78767