Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Wolfberg, Pamela J.

Publication

New York : Teachers College Press, ©1999.

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Details

Description

xi, 193 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

This book offers information on theory and practice for children with autism. It includes what is known about play with typical populations. Part one looks at the nature of the disorder in relation to play's role in childhood culture and development of three children with autism, focusing on a two-year period.

Series Statement

Special education series

Uniform Title

Special education series (New York, N.Y.)

Alternative Title

Play & imagination in children with autism

Subject

• Autistic children > Education > Longitudinal studies. > California
• Autism in children > California > Longitudinal studies
• Play > California > Longitudinal studies
• Imagination in children > Longitudinal studies
• Social skills in children > California > Longitudinal studies
• 44.91 psychiatry, psychopathology
• Autism in children
• Autistic children > Education
• Imagination in children
• Play
• Social skills in children
• Autismus
• Kinderspiel
• Imagination
• Autisme
• Spel
• Fantasie
• California

Genre/Form

Longitudinal studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index.

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.

ISBN

• 0807738158
• 9780807738153
• 080773814X
• 9780807738146

LCCN

98048404

OCLC

• ocm40298379
• 40298379
• SCSB-8920774

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library