Assessing Play: Part 1

Assessment drives goal development. Many children with autism present with splintered skill sets. How can we determine what's most socially significant to target with a goal of increasing opportunities to socialize with others? Young children's most common & natural opportunities for socialization is through play. This episode presents some commercially available tools for assessing play as well as a framework for structured observation which provides loads of information to inform goal development. Mentioned:Play Skills Checklist: RedLeaf Press"The Play Ladder": Scheflen, Freedman & Paparella, UCLAwww.MissionCognition.comwww.Mission-Cognition-Share.com20% off code CYBERMON20 all e-courses at www.MCOnlineLearning.com/coursesValid 11/30/2020- 12/01/2020