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The text moves from biological and theoretical foundations to individualized, programmatic, and expressive interventions across multiple approaches. Each chapter emphasizes core therapeutic elements such as following the child’s interests, fostering initiative, staying connected, and using sensory-motor and symbolic strategies, reinforced by engaging case examples for clinical reflection.","[OceanofPDF. com](OceanofPDF. com)  \nPLAY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH  \nAUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS  \n[OceanofPDF. com](OceanofPDF. com)  \nPLAY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS  \nEDITED BY Loretta Gallo-Lopez and Lawrence C. Rubin  \n[OceanofPDF. com](OceanofPDF. com)  \nRoutledge  \nTaylor & Francis Group 711 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017  \nRoutledge  \nTaylor & Francis Group 27 Church Road  \nHove, East Sussex BN3 2FA  \n© 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC  \nRoutledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business  \nPrinted in the United eStates of America on acid-free paper Version Date: 2011912  \nInternational Standard Book Number: 978-0-415-89075-5 (Hardback)  \nFor permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please [access ](access www.copyright.com)[www.copyright.com](access www.copyright.com) ([http://www.copyright.com/](http://www.copyright.com/)) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. 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WS 350.8.P4]  \n616.85’882--dc23 2011029458  \nVisit the Taylor & Francis Web site at  \n[http://www.taylorandfrancis.com](http://www.taylorandfrancis.com)  \nand the Routledge Web site at  \n[http://www.routledgementalhealth.com](http://www.routledgementalhealth.com)  \n[OceanofPDF. com](OceanofPDF. com)  \nTo my children Emily and Nick, with all my love  \nLGL  \nTo Randi, Zach, and Becca, my home team  \nLR  \n[OceanofPDF. com](OceanofPDF. com)  \nContents  \nForeword xi  \nPreface xv  \nAcknowledgments xvii  \nAbout the Editors xix  \nAbout the Contributors xxi  \nPart I Foundations  \n1  Safety and Connection: The Neurobiology of Play  3  \nBONNIE BADENOCHAND NICOLE BOGDAN  \n2 Playing on the Autism Spectrum  19  \nLAWRENCE C. RUBIN  \nPart II Individualized Play-Based Interventions  \n3 Helping Children With ASD Through Canine-Assisted Play  39  \nTherapy  \nRISË VANFLEET AND COSMIN COLTEA  \n4 Family Theraplay: Connecting With Children on the Autism  73  \nSpectrum  \nSUSAN BUNDY-MYROW  \n5 From Monologue to Dialogue: The Use of Play and Drama Therapy 97 for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders  \nLORETTA GALLO-LOPEZ  \n6 LEGO-Based Play Therapy for Improving Social Competence in  115 Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders DANIEL B. LEGOFF, G. W. KRAUSS, AND SARAH LEVIN ALLEN  \n7  Touching Autism Through Developmental Play Therapy  137 JANETA. COURTNEY  \n8 Relational Intervention: Child-Centered Play Therapy With  159 Children on the Autism Spectrum  \nDEE C. RAY, JEFFREY M. SULLIVAN, AND SARAH E.  \nCARLSON  \n9  The Narcissus Myth, Resplendent Reflections, and Self-Healing: A 177 Jungian Perspective on Counseling a Child With Asperger's  \nSyndrome  \nERIC J. GREEN  \n10 Communication and Connection: Filial Therapy With Families of  193 Children With ASD  \nRISË VANFLEET  \n11 The World of the Sand Tray and the Child on the Autism Spectrum 209 JANE FERRIS RICHARDSON  \nPart III Programmatic Play-Based Intervention  \n12 DIR Floortime: A Developmental/Relational Play Therapy 231  \nApproach for Treating Children Impa","cbCairEL39D5VdPd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairEL39D5VdPd","pdf",4535667,3,1,459,"English","en",105,"# Foreword\n# Preface\n# Acknowledgments\n# About the Editors\n# About the Contributors\n# Part I Foundations\n## Safety and Connection: The Neurobiology of Play\n## Playing on the Autism Spectrum\n# Part II Individualized Play-Based Interventions\n## Helping Children With ASD Through Canine-Assisted Play\n## Family Theraplay: Connecting With Children on the Autism Spectrum\n## From Monologue to Dialogue: The Use of Play and Drama Therapy\n## LEGO-Based Play Therapy for Improving Social Competence\n## Touching Autism Through 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