An inquiry into how parents of children with autism spectrum disorder interact with their children in a motor skill-based play setting

Conclusions and implicationsThe current study indicated parental encouragement differences between parents of children with ASD and parents of TD children varied based on the play setting. These results identify a need to examine parental behaviors, especially parental encouragement and parental intrusiveness across various types of play settings. Furthermore, as parents of children with ASD displayed lower parental encouragement in a motor skill-based play setting compared to parents of TD children, future studies are warranted to improve parental encouragement of parents of children with ASD in a motor skill-based play setting.
Source: Research in Developmental Disabilities - Category: Disability Source Type: research