Scoping Review on Play-Based Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15716530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucía López-Nieto (Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx), Laura Compañ‐Gabucio (0000-0001-5324-1535, Instituto de investigación sanitaria y biomédica de Alicante), Laura Torres‐Collado (0000-0003-2842-1344, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, corresponding author), Manoli García de la Hera (0000-0001-5742-2704, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1355-1355 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children9091355 |
| PMID | 36138664 |
| OpenAlex | W4294692357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 55 |
Play as a therapeutic strategy can help to improve daily functioning in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Play-based intervention can thus be an optimal option for treatment of this population. Our aim was to describe play-based interventions used in children and adolescents with ASD. We conducted a scoping review. A peer-reviewed literature search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science and PsycINFO databases. We included experimental studies which analyzed play-based interventions in children and adolescents with ASD, which were published in English/Spanish with full text available. We used three tables elaborated a priori to perform data extraction by two authors. Fifteen studies were included, mostly conducted in Australia and published during the past 10 years. Play-based intervention was categorized into three groups: new technologies, symbolic play or official techniques. Interventions lasted approximately 11 weeks, contained one weekly session of 30-60 min and were delivered by parents and teachers. Play-based interventions using new technologies were the most used. Intervention duration and number of sessions varied between articles. Further studies are needed to create play-based intervention protocols which can be implemented in clinical practice with children and adolescents with ASD, thus promoting evidence-based interventions in this field
Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling · MEDLINE · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · PsycINFO · Scopus · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 4 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |