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A
Comparison of Naturalistic and Discreet Trail Teaching
Approaches to Teaching Play Skills to Young Children with
Autism
Play
is “the very fabric of childhood culture” (Quill,
1995, p. 214). It is an integral part of early learning.
Through play, children develop critical social, emotional,
and cognitive skills (Bredekamp & Copple, 1997).
For children with autism, especially those who lack significant
opportunities to associate with peers, play skills are
often limited or completely lacking from their repertoire
(Scheuermann & Webber, 2002). This project will compare
the efficacy of two approaches to teaching play skills
to two preschool-aged children with autism: Discrete
Trial Training (DTT) and Naturalistic Teaching. While
literature supports teaching play skills to children
with autism, studies comparing these two approaches are
lacking. In addition, there is a need for more research
on teaching play skills to young children (preschool-aged)
with autism, which is the time period of greatest play
development.
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