Week 7

This week's assignment was challenging in some ways but also easier than when I first started this course. I liked the idea of organizing my sources to help lay out my research process and how I came to finding my answer to my research question. I went over all of my previous sources and only felt like three of them were still relevant and useful. I added two new resources and used both Academic Search Premier as well as Google Scholar. One trick I used was when finding an article via Google Scholar if I was unable to access the full text I would search the title and author in Academic Premier and most of the time find the text and be able to access it's entire contents! When I found my sources on my library's database it gave me a sense of security knowing my source was credible. I feel that my last source about a case study of a 4 year old boy with Autism and his outcomes due to the play-based interventions used was the perfect piece to end my annotated bibliography. I felt that I was able to answer my question with scientific support to back me. The outcome for play-based strategies is positive with children gaining skills in language, social interactions, and autism symptoms decreasing.

What are the Outcomes for Play-based Interventions in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

1).        Lovaas, I. O. (2003). Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques. Austin, TX: ProEd. Retrieved from http://www.proedinc.com/customer/productView.aspx?ID=2538

This book covers basic intervention techniques for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The author is a Professor of Psychology at UCLA and is the director of the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention. The book offers relevant information about current programs used for intervention. I feel this book is a great starting point to begin to understand intervention, in general, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

2).        Crenshaw, D. A., & Stewart, A. L. (2015). Play Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

This book covers a vast array of different play therapy types. It has complied knowledge from several authors about all different forms of play therapy. The book seems informative and well rounded. This book seemed to be a good starting point to find play based interventions.

3).        Dykstra, J. R., Boyd, B. A., Watson, L. R., Crais, E. R., & Baraneck, G. T. (2011, July 25). The Impact of Advancing Social Communication and Play (ASAP) Intervention of Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sage Journals, 16(1), 27-44. Retrieved from Leatherby Libraries.

This journal article discussed a specific play based intervention strategy knows as Advancing Social Communication and Play (ASAP). The article was very scientific, with graphs and data and many sources to back its findings. This article was evidence to help answer my question about the outcomes of play-based interventions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

4).        "Pivotal Response Training." National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder. N.p., Oct. 2010. Web. 14 May 2016. <http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/sites/autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/PRT-Complete-10-2010.pdf>.

This article detailed another specific play based intervention called Pivotal Response Training (PRT). The article was found in a very reputable journal. The article detailed in the ins and outs of PRT but did not give evidence of the interventions outcomes measured later on. This article was helpful in understanding another specific play-based intervention but did not help to full answer my question.

5).        Kasari, C., Gulsrud, A., Freeman, S., Paparella, T., & Helleman, G. (2012, May). Longitudinal       Follow-up of Children with Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and Play [Electronic version]. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 51(5), 487-495.

This study was about the longitudinal effects of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who received play-based interventions. This article was very informative and had data to back up it’s findings. This article was essential to answer my question. The evidence provided in this study abled me to answer my question with a yes.

6).        Sari, O. (2014). Outcomes of Play-Based Home Support For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Social Behavior & Personality: an international journal, 42, 65-80. doi:10.2224/sbp.2014.suppl.S65

This article was a case study performed by Dr. Sari on a four year old boy with autism. In this study she was able to show an increase in skills as well as a decrease in autistic symptoms related to play-based interventions. This article was extremely helpful in continuing to answer my question.