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Want to Play? Peer-Mediated Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Play and Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Peer-mediated interventions (PMI) are strategies to promote positive social interactions between children with ASD and their peers. In PMI peers are taught to initiate interactions with children with ASD, to respond to children with ASD, or to model age-appropriate social, communicative, and play skills. This chapter provides an introduction to peer-mediated intervention and step-by-step procedures and guidelines for implementing PMI.

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  1. Psychology Department, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, USA

    Marjorie H. Charlop

  2. Texas State University College of Education, San Marcos, TX, USA

    Russell Lang

  3. Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Mandy Rispoli

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Charlop, M.H., Lang, R., Rispoli, M. (2018). Want to Play? Peer-Mediated Intervention for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Play and Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72500-0_7

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