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SUBMITTER: Parsons L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6776827 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in psychology 20190827
<h4>Purpose</h4>This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a play-based pragmatic language intervention for children with autism.<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of 71 children with autism were randomized to an intervention-first group (<i>n</i> = 28 analyzed) or waitlist-first (<i>n</i> = 34 analyzed) group. Children attended 10, weekly clinic play-sessions with a typically developing peer, and parents mediated practice components at home. The Pragmatics Observational Measure (POM- ...[more]