The relation between functional play and other forms of cooperation and word learning in ASD
Authors: Papaeliou, Christina 
Sakellaki, Kokonitsa 
Papoulidi, Asimenia 
Issue Date: 8-Apr-2019
Journal: International Archives of Communication Disorder 
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, Functional play, Vocabulary production, Theory of intersubjectivity
Abstract: 
This study focuses on the relation between functional play and other aspects of cooperation with language, especially vocabulary production, in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Ten children with ASD (mean CA 54.1 months) were compared with 10 typically developing (TD) children matched for mental and language age (mean CA 17.1 months). Children’s behaviors were assessed from video-recordings during spontaneous mother-child play. Results demonstrated that children with ASD take significantly less initiatives for joint attention and spent significantly less time in Elaborated Functional Play. Moreover, Elaborated Functional Play was associated with Expressive Language and word learning in TD children but not in ASD children. Conclusively, it is suggested that in TD children there is an epigenetic relation between preverbal collaboration skills, functional play and language. On the other hand, children with ASD may follow alternative paths to vocabulary development.
ISSN: 2643-4148
DOI: 10.23937/IACOD-2017/1710012
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/1583
Type: Article
Department: Department of Early Childhood Education and Care 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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