Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018
Symbolic Play in School-Aged Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01751698 (Adaptive Interventions for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD in the Community), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Adaptive Interventions for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD in the Community
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to Promote Communication in Minimally Verbal Autistic Children: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of game-based interventions on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- The Predominant Focus Is Still on Teaching Children to Make Requests: A Systematic Review of AAC for Autistic Adults and Children.International journal of language & communication disordersPooled it
- Rehabilitation therapy for children with autism based on interactive VR-motion serious game intervention: a randomized-controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- The effect of responsiveness to speech-generating device input on spoken language in children with autism spectrum disorder who are minimally verbalAugmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985) · 2023Trial
- Predictors of Play Development at Home After Parent-Mediated Early Intervention for Autistic Preschool Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Necessity of an Eclectic Intervention Module to Enhance Emotion Comprehension and Channelization in Minimally Verbal Individuals with Autism.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Close Relationships Despite the Challenges: Sibling Relationships and Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Developmental Play Skills as Outcomes of Early Intervention.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Exploring social stages of play through eye to I© intervention model.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2024Article
- Profiles of minimally verbal autistic children: Illuminating the neglected end of the spectrum.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Predictors of individual differences in minimally verbal peer communication exchanges following peer-oriented social intervention.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023Article
- Developing Pretend Play in Autistic Children Using the Playboxes Joint Play Approach as Part of Ongoing Practice.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Verbal Ability, Behavior Problems, and Mother-Child Relationship Quality in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Effects of Rhythmic Gymnastics on Joint Attention and Emotional Problems of Autistic Children: A Preliminary Investigation.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Symbolic Play among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Prognostic factors and predictors of outcome in children with autism spectrum disorder: the role of the paediatrician.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Attunement and Paternal Characteristics in Care Relationships in the Presence of Children Diagnosed with Autism.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Concurrent Social Communication Predictors of Expressive Language in Minimally Verbal Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Few interventions exist for school-aged minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Even though play skills are associated with children's production of language, few studies have focused on play for minimally verbal children. Fifty-eight minimally verbal children with ASD received a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention. Children were randomized to receive a speech generating device in the context of the intervention or not. Children in both conditions improved in play skills at exit. Children demonstrated an increase in play skills in proximal (sessions) and distal (during blind assessment) contexts. Minimally verbal children with ASD can improve their play skills within a targeted intervention. Increases in symbolic play were associated with increases in expressive language skills.
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