Play Behavior and Attachment in Toddlers with Autism
By: Fabiënne B. A. Naber, ET AL
As we all know Play is important, Play develops many skills such as social skills but children with disabilities like autism have a harder time with developing these skills. Author Fabiënne B. A. Naber and others investigates the manipulative, functional and symbolic play of children with autism and children without autism. Play not only develops social skills but it also develops motor and cognitive skills. Manipulation play has to do with sniffing, licking, turing a toy and/or throwing it. symbolic play is considered a high and more advanced level of play, the reason why is because it involves pretence. Children with autism tend to struggle with developing symbolic play since pretence cant always be present in functional play. Play helps develop all these skills but it also develops negotiation, trust and the idea of compromising.
Children that have a secure attachment tend to be more advanced and independent and children who are insecure tend to have a hard time becoming independent and not trust as much. Author Naber and her team conducted a project and have two control groups. One group who were doubted about the development and the other group were well cared for. They have seen that children that were well cared for were more comfortable with being on their own, they were independent.
Children with autism tend to not take their time or spend less time playing with their "toys". Like balls, a doll, a toy car, books, and puzzles.
Children that have a secure attachment tend to be more advanced and independent and children who are insecure tend to have a hard time becoming independent and not trust as much. Author Naber and her team conducted a project and have two control groups. One group who were doubted about the development and the other group were well cared for. They have seen that children that were well cared for were more comfortable with being on their own, they were independent.
Children with autism tend to not take their time or spend less time playing with their "toys". Like balls, a doll, a toy car, books, and puzzles.
Naber, F. B. A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Swinkels, S. H. N., Buitelaar, J. K., Dietz, C., … van Engeland, H. (2008). Play behavior and attachment in toddlers with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(5), 857–866. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/10.1007/s10803-007-0454-5
I like how this article doesn't just tell but it shows the relevance through experiments. It also show how play therapy helps with different children and their mental problems.
ReplyDeleteTheres is so many different types of play that helps children develop in many ways.
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