Research summaries for autism therapy: recess

definition of recess: Period during the school day when children are allowed to play freely.
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Increasing Play and Decreasing the Challenging Behavior of Children with Autism during Recess with Activity Schedules and Task Correspondence Training, Summarized Dec 23, 2009

Activity schedules may increase appropriate play during recess for children with autism.

Some children with autism may have problems during school recess. For example, they may have poor social skills, which makes it hard for them to join in play with other children, and they may have more problem behaviors. This study asked whether teachers might be able to help children with autism by providing some structure or guidance during recess. Three children (6-12 years old) were given activity schedules that used photos of activity choices during recess.... Read more...

Recess is Time-In: Using Peers to Improve Social Skills of Children with Autism, Summarized Jul 29, 2008

Peers and teachers can join together to teach social skills to children with autism during recess.

This study looked at whether or not a type of applied behavior analysis (pivotal response training) could be used to teach play skills to children with autism. The therapy plan used peers to teach social skills during recess play time. The program involved peers (two peers per child with autism) who were trained to give responses. The training of peers and teachers took two weeks. Both children in the study improved their social skills during recess time. Read more...

Using Social Stories with Autistic Children, Summarized Oct 21, 2006

This article gives an overview of social stories and how parents and therapists can use social stories to help autistic children improve their social functioning.... By spelling out the behaviors and perceptions of others in the social environment in a step-by-step way, the authors state that social stories can help reduce anxiety and improve behavior in everyday situations like lining up after recess or going to the grocery store. The authors describe how techniques like reinforcement (a tool of applied behavior analysis or ABA) can be used to help maintain the desired behaviors described in the social story.... Read more...

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