Journal article
Imaginary Companions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 48(8), pp 2790-2799
2018
PMID: 29564680
Abstract
One of the deficits observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is impaired imaginative play. One form of imaginative play common in many typically developing (TD) children is having an imaginary companion (IC). The occurrence of ICs has not been investigated extensively in children with ASD. We examined differences in parent report of IC between TD and ASD populations in 215 (111 with ASD) gender-matched children aged between 2 and 8 years. Findings indicate that significantly fewer children with ASD created ICs, although there were many between-group similarities in IC forms and functions. Results are discussed in terms of qualitative differences in play, social attributions, and how children with ASD conceptualize their ICs’ minds.
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- Title
- Imaginary Companions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Creators
- Paige E Davis - EKG/09, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH UKHaley Simon - 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAElizabeth Meins - Heslington, York, YO10 5DD UKDiana L Robins - AJ Drexel Autism Institute, 3020 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 48(8), pp 2790-2799
- Publisher
- Springer US; New York
- Grant note
- RES-000-23-1073 / ;
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000438280000018
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85044243929
- Other Identifier
- 991014878283604721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental