caa a22 4500 463249550 CHVBK 20180405153335.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10803-006-0241-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10803-006-0241-8 Brief Report: Designing a Playground for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders--Effects on Playful Peer Interactions [Elektronische Daten] [Nicola Yuill, Sara Strieth, Caroline Roake, Ruth Aspden, Brenda Todd] This study investigated possible changes in social play and initiations in eight boys (5 to 7-years-old) with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) who were moving from an old to a new school playground that was designed specifically to enhance playful peer interaction. Each boy was observed for half an hour over three occasions in the old, then the new setting. The playgrounds differed in design, spatial density and identity of potential play partners. As hypothesised, frequency of group play and overall social initiations increased significantly in the new setting. We discuss how playgrounds with appropriate levels of physical challenge and support for both structured, imaginative play and solitary observation may support peer interactions in children with ASD. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2006 Autism nationallicence Play nationallicence Peer-interaction nationallicence Playground design nationallicence Yuill Nicola Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut Strieth Sara Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut Roake Caroline Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut Aspden Ruth St Anthony's School, Chichester, UK aut Todd Brenda Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/6(2007-07-01), 1192-1196 0162-3257 37:6<1192 2007 37 10803 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0241-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0241-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yuill Nicola Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Strieth Sara Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roake Caroline Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aspden Ruth St Anthony's School, Chichester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Todd Brenda Department of Psychology, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QH, Brighton, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/6(2007-07-01), 1192-1196 0162-3257 37:6<1192 2007 37 10803 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer