IT'S NOT JUST CHILD’S PLAY: HOW TO CREATIVELY PROMOTE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN WITH ASD

KATHY RALABATE DOODY

Abstract:

Play develops skill across all developmental domains in early childhood: cognitive/academic, communication/language, social-emotional, physical, and adaptive. Children with ASD often refrain from engaging in any type of play, or they may prefer play that is highly repetitious, sensory-based and of a “cause/effect” type. Encouraging a child with ASD to engage in novel types of play can be challenging, especially if the child has limited play skills in his repertoire. However, it is critically important that we discover ways to increase play skills of children with ASD. This article will discuss strategies for teaching and encouraging novel play for children with ASD. Strategies to consider are visual supports, such as video modeling, or social narratives, and reinforcement-based strategies: the Premack Principle or utilizing an existing area of interest.

Keywords:
autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, play

DOI: 10.52950/TE.2017.5.2.006

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APA citation:
KATHY RALABATE DOODY (2017). It's not just child’s play: How to creatively promote learning for children with ASD. International Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. V(2), pp. 93-104. , DOI: 10.52950/TE.2017.5.2.006

Data:
Received: 17 Jul 2017
Revised: 2 Sep 2017
Accepted: 6 Oct 2017
Published: 20 Oct 2017


Copyright © 2017, Kathy Ralabate Doody et al, krdoody@buffalo.edu