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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Occupational Therapy
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Special Education

Background:

  • Play is crucial for child development, and occupational therapists utilize play-based interventions.
  • Limited research exists on play interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in South Africa, particularly those addressing social play and playfulness.
  • Understanding play motivators is key for effective therapeutic strategies in ASD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a protocol for the Playbox Africa Intervention, a play-based occupational therapy program.
  • To measure the impact of this intervention on playfulness, social play, and occupational performance in South African children with ASD.
  • To address the need for culturally relevant and evidence-based interventions for children with ASD.

Main Methods:

  • A within-subject, repeated measures design will be employed over 16 weeks.
  • The study will involve 8-10 children with ASD aged 3-8 years in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Playfulness and social play will be assessed using the Test of Playfulness (ToP), and occupational performance using the modified Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (M-COPM).

Main Results:

  • As this protocol outlines a planned intervention, no results are available at this time.
  • The study protocol is designed to generate data on intervention effectiveness.
  • Future research will report on the outcomes of the Playbox Africa Intervention.

Conclusions:

  • The development of this protocol may facilitate the adaptation of existing play-based interventions for children with ASD in various settings.
  • This work can serve as a foundation for future clinical trials and culturally relevant play-based interventions in South Africa's special needs context.
  • Further research is needed to validate play-based approaches for ASD in diverse cultural and educational environments.