Autism Spectrum Disorder: Promoting Communication & Socialization Skills

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Binns, A. V., Casenhiser, D. M., Shanker, S. G., & Cardy, J. O. (2022). Autistic preschoolers' engagement and language use in gross motor versus symbolic play settings. Autism & developmental language impairments, 7, 23969415221115045. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415221115045

Gitimoghaddam, M., Chichkine, N., McArthur, L., Sangha, S. S., & Symington, V. (2022). Applied Behavior Analysis in Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review. Perspectives on behavior science, 45(3), 521-557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00338-x

Granerud, G., Elvsåshagen, T., Arntzen, E., Juhasz, K., Emilsen, N. M., Sønderby, I. E., Nærland, T., & Malt, E. A. (2022). A family study of symbolic learning and synaptic plasticity in autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 16, 950922. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.950922

Guastella, A. J., Boulton, K. A., Whitehouse, A. J. O., Song, Y. J., Thapa, R., Gregory, S. G., Pokorski, I., Granich, J., DeMayo, M. M., Ambarchi, Z., Wray, J., Thomas, E. E., & Hickie, I. B. (2023). The effect of oxytocin nasal spray on social interaction in young children with autism: a randomized clinical trial. Molecular psychiatry, 28(2), 834-842. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01845-8

Hollander, E., Jacob, S., Jou, R., McNamara, N., Sikich, L., Tobe, R., Smith, J., Sanders, K., Squassante, L., Murtagh, L., Gleissl, T., Wandel, C., & Veenstra-VanderWeele, J. (2022). Balovaptan vs Placebo for Social Communication in Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA psychiatry, 79(8), 760-769. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.1717

Ke, X., Song, W., Yang, M., Li, J., & Liu, W. (2022). Effectiveness of music therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 905113. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.905113

Laubscher, E., Barwise, A., & Light, J. (2022). Effect of Video Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology on Communication During Play With Peers for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 53(4), 1101-1116. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00136

Piraneh, H., Gholami, M., Sargeran, K., & Shamshiri, A. R. (2022). Social Story Based Toothbrushing Education Versus Video-Modeling Based Toothbrushing Training on Oral Hygiene Status Among Male Students Aged 7-15 Years Old with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Tehran, Iran: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1-12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05679-9

Silvera-Tawil, D., Bruck, S., Xiao, Y., & Bradford, D. (2022). Socially-Assistive Robots to Support Learning in Students on the Autism Spectrum: Investigating Educator Perspectives and a Pilot Trial of a Mobile Platform to Remove Barriers to Implementation. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 22(16), 6125. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166125

Thurman, A. J., & Dimachkie Nunnally, A. (2022). Joint attention performance in preschool-aged boys with autism or fragile X syndrome. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 918181. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918181

Wang, Z., Gui, Y., & Nie, W. (2022). Sensory Integration Training and Social Sports Games Integrated Intervention for the Occupational Therapy of Children with Autism. Occupational therapy international, 2022, 9693648. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9693648

Zhao, J., Zhang, X., Lu, Y., Wu, X., Zhou, F., Yang, S., Wang, L., Wu, X., & Fei, F. (2022). Virtual reality technology enhances the cognitive and social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in public health, 10, 1029392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1029392

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MacCormack, J. (2019). Part 1: Why child-centered play therapists should care about play-based social interventions for youth with ASD. International Journal of Play Therapy, 28(3), 157–167. 

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