Symbolic Play

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Symbolic Play

Basic Characteristics

  • Description

Symbolic Play (or Imaginary play) is characterized the action of pretending something is there when it is not, or giving an object or person abilities that it does not have. Symbolic play is often one of the three following types of action: substitution (using one object in place of another), imaginary play (giving an object attributes that it does not have, or pretending that an object is there when it is not), or agent play (where the child pretends that a doll or other object performs the actions)1

  • Symbolic Play and ASD

Children with autism tend to engage in less spontaneously symbolic play than typically developing children. The deficit in symbolic play is unique to children with autism as it seems that other children with other developmental disabilities still engage in Symbolic Play2


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References

1. Christensen L et. al. Play and Developmental Outcomes in Infant Siblings of Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Jan 29. PMID 20112084


2. Mundy P et. al. Defining the social deficits of autism: the contribution of non-verbal communication measures.J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1986 Sep;27(5):657-69. PMID 3771682

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