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Publication details [#44894]

Hess, Lucille J. 2006. I would like to play but I don't know how: a case study of pretend play in autism. Child Language teaching and therapy 22 (1) : 97–116.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult-child conversation | autistic language | children's play | pretending | social interaction

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This paper discusses how the use of familiar play situations with adult guidance may help autistic children to improve their pretend play abilities and their social skills.