Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Incze, Cerenity C.
Author's Email Address	ccc03f@fsu.edu
URN	etd-07112005-110235
Title	Targeting Skills Based on a Developmental Play Assessment: Effects of Intervention on Preschoolers with Autism
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Communication Disorders, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Juliann Woods Committee Chair Christine A Readdick Committee Member Howard Goldstein Committee Member Julie J Lowman Committee Member
Keywords	Autism Preschool Play Intervention Developmental Assessment
Date of Defense	2005-06-29
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Children with autism often display deficits in the area of play. The research in this area has focused on teaching various play skills, however, there is minimal research on the use of a curriculum-based assessment linked to direct instruction on emerging play skills. The purpose of this study was to determine whether three preschool children with or at-risk for autism would learn and generalize targeted play activities chosen from a developmental play assessment. The children demonstrated increased spontaneous occurrence of identified activities during the short-term intervention. Generalization in the classroom did not occur. Maintenance was displayed for each child 7 weeks after completion of the study.
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