Play therapy in children with autism:Its role,implications,and limitations  

作　　者：Reem Elbeltagi Mohammed Al-Beltagi Nermin Kamal Saeed Rawan Alhawamdeh 

机构地区：[1]Department of Medicine,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain,Busaiteen 15503,Bahrain [2]Department of Pediatrics,Faculty of Medicine,Tanta University,Tanta 31527,Egypt [3]Department of Pediatrics,University Medical Center,King Abdulla Medical City,Dr.Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group,Manama 26671,Bahrain [4]Pathology Department,Salmaniya Medical Complex,Manama 12,Bahrain [5]Pathology Department,Irish Royal College of Surgeon,Bahrain,Busaiteen 15503,Bahrain [6]Pediatrics Research and Development Department,Genomics Creativity and Play Center,Manama 0000,Bahrain [7]School of Continuing Education,Masters in Psychology,Harvard University,Cambridge,MA 02138,United States

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics》2023年第1期1-22,共22页世界临床儿科杂志

摘　　要：Play is a pleasurable physical or mental activity that enhances the child’s skills involving negotiation abilities,problem-solving,manual dexterity,sharing,decision-making,and working in a group.Play affects all the brain's areas,structures,and functions.Children with autism have adaptive behavior,adaptive response,and social interaction limitations.This review explores the different applications of play therapy in helping children with autism disorder.Play is usually significantly impaired in children with autism.Play therapy is mainly intended to help children to honor their unique mental abilities and developmental levels.The main aim of play therapy is to prevent or solve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal child-healthy growth and development.Play therapy helps children with autism to engage in play activities of their interest and choice to express themselves in the most comfortable ways.It changes their way of self-expression from unwanted behaviors to more non-injurious expressive behavior using toys or activities of their choice as their words.Play therapy also helps those children to experience feeling out various interaction styles.Every child with autism is unique and responds differently.Therefore,different types of intervention,like play therapy,could fit the differences in children with autism.Proper evaluation of the child is mandatory to evaluate which type fits the child more than the others.This narrative review revised the different types of play therapy that could fit children with autism in an evidence-based way.Despite weak evidence,play therapy still has potential benefits for patients and their families.

关 键 词：AUTISM Play therapy CHILDREN Autism spectrum disorder Sensory integration therapy Art-play therapy Equine-partnered play therapy Child-centered play therapy Synergistic play therapy 

分 类 号：R72[医药卫生—儿科]