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Author Wolfberg, Pamela J.

Title Play and imagination in children with autism / Pamela J. Wolfberg.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [1999]
©1999

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.94 W855P    Check Shelf
Description xi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Special education series
Special education series (New York, N.Y.)
Contents 1. Problems children with autism experience in play -- Play's purpose and place in childhood -- Capacities for social and symbolic play -- Creating opportunities for play -- Ethnographic case portraits -- Perspectives on autism and play -- 2. The nature of autism -- Pioneers in the study of autism -- Psychogenic versus biogenic theories -- Incidence -- Diagnostic criteria -- Characteristics -- 3. The nature of play -- Play as a universal phenomenon -- Characteristics of play -- Influential theories of play -- Play's significance in childhood -- 4. Play in childhood development -- Play's natural course in childhood -- Play variations in children with autism -- 5. Play in practice -- Play interventions -- Integrated play groups model -- Passage to play culture: ethnographic case portraits -- 6. Uncharted territory -- Alone in the company of children -- Creating order through rituals -- Imitating sounds and signs -- 7. Beginning to explore -- Noticing other children -- Ritualizing familiar routines -- Discovering meaning in words and pictures -- 8. Entering play -- Subtle attempts to participate -- Gravitating to rules and rituals -- Promise of brief encounters -- 9. Guided participation -- 10. Embracing play -- Acceptance and membership -- Budding flowers of pretend -- Conveying meaning in words and pictures -- 11. An unending journey -- Friendships and fitting in -- Fantasy, games and other amusements -- Creative and conventional expressions -- 12. Conclusion: implications for theory and practice -- Social construction of imagination -- Research methods -- Ethnographic case study approach -- Fieldwork -- Analysis and interpretation -- Rigor and quality.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index.
Subject Autistic children -- Education -- California -- Longitudinal studies.
Autism in children -- California -- Longitudinal studies.
Play -- California -- Longitudinal studies.
Imagination in children -- California -- Longitudinal studies.
Social skills in children -- California -- Longitudinal studies.
Cover Title Play & imagination in children with autism
ISBN 0807738158 cloth alkaline paper
080773814X paper alkaline paper
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