Children's Play, Pretense, and Story
Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children's Play, Pretense, and Story
Studies in Culture, Context, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
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This collection explores how storytelling and pretence interconnect, diverge, and influence each other in the course of development—both in neurotypical children and in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
'This richly eclectic work draws on various perspectives to examine the dynamic interplay between pretend play and narrative and the complex issues that children on the autism spectrum encounter in these areas. The themes and viewpoints explored not only deepen our theoretical understanding, but also highlight new avenues for research and practice within diverse sociocultural contexts and an ever-changing, techno-oriented world.' – Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D., Professor, San Francisco State University and founding director, Autism Institute on Peer Socialization and Play, www.autisminstitute.com
'An excellent text grounded in robust research and full of rich and varied perspectives on children’s pretend play and story. I strongly recommend it to all those who are interested to know more about the unique and powerful role of pretense in human development.' – Sue Rogers, Ph.D., Professor, University College London
Susan Douglas is a developmental linguist specializing in language acquisition in children with autism spectrum disorder. Her research interests include syntactic and semantic acquisition, narrative development, and the discourse structure of pretend play.
Lesley Stirling is a linguist and cognitive scientist working on descriptive and typological linguistics, semantics, and discourse analysis, especially of narrative. She has been researching communication in autism for over a decade, focusing on the discourse analysis of children’s stories and play interactions.