ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2020
Peer engagement in toddlers with autism: Community implementation of dyadic and individual Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation intervention.
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- Supporting peer engagement for low-income preschool students with autism spectrum disorder during academic instruction: A pilot randomized trial.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Trial
- How Do Speech-Language Pathology Social Communication Interventions Incorporate the Strengths and Perspectives of Autistic Children and Their Families: A Scoping Review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
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- Comparing the Implementation Context for Early Intervention Services Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Association Between Joint Attention and Autism Traits in Young Adults: A Gaze-Contingent Eye-Tracking Study.Research in autism · 2025Article
- Weak ties and the value of social connections for autistic people as revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Developmental Play Skills as Outcomes of Early Intervention.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Play therapy in children with autism: Its role, implications, and limitations.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2023Review
- Training Coaches in Community Agencies to Support Parents of Children with Suspected Autism: Outcomes, Facilitators, and Barriers.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
lay abstractAlthough young children may participate in education and intervention programs that take place in classrooms or groups, there is little information about how toddlers with special needs, and specifically toddlers with autism, are engaging with their peers. This study takes place in a public center-based early intervention program for toddlers with autism. Classrooms of toddlers were randomly assigned to an individual social communication intervention or the same intervention adapted to include a peer. Children in both groups made gains in social communication and play skills. Children who had the peer intervention were more engaged with peers when an adult was present, but not when the children were unsupported. This article adds information about early skills that may be important for children to master so that they have more success when trying to interact with their peers. These skills include understanding language (referred to as "receptive language" at 12 months or more) and play skills including building and stacking (referred to as "combination play"-for example, building with blocks or completing a puzzle) and extending familiar actions to themselves, others, and figures (referred to as "presymbolic play"-for example, putting a bottle to the doll or to themselves). Understanding which skills to target can help practitioners focus their instruction to build children's skills toward connecting with peers through play.
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