Choice as a Strategy to Enhance Engagement in a Colouring Task in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
This study investigated the effect of choice on a colouring task in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with ASD typically have difficulty engaging in purposeful activities, which makes progress toward skill development difficult in therapeutic or educational settings. Participan...
| Publicado en: | Occupational Therapy International Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 204 - 212 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2012
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