Poster Session  |   July 2017
Ideational Praxis and Playfulness in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Caitlin B. Lauchlan; Monica Nicole Salazar; Hannah Polshuk; Christina Rogers; Sarah Sherman; Alison Teasdale
Author Affiliations
  • Spiral Foundation
  • Tufts University
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   July 2017
Ideational Praxis and Playfulness in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111505145p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO6052
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111505145p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO6052
Abstract

Date Presented 4/1/2017

This study examined ideational skills and playfulness in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD had poorer ideational skills than typical peers. No relation was found between ideation and playfulness. Results inform an understanding of ideational skills in children with autism.

Primary Author and Speaker: Teresa A. May-Benson

Additional Authors and Speakers: Caitlin B. Lauchlan, Monica Nicole Salazar, Hannah Polshuk, Christina Rogers, Sarah Sherman

Contributing Authors: Alison Teasdale