| Title |
Imaginary Companions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-018-3540-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paige E. Davis, Haley Simon, Elizabeth Meins, Diana L. Robins |
| Abstract |
One of the deficits observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is impaired imaginative play. One form of imaginative play common in many typically developing (TD) children is having an imaginary companion (IC). The occurrence of ICs has not been investigated extensively in children with ASD. We examined differences in parent report of IC between TD and ASD populations in 215 (111 with ASD) gender-matched children aged between 2 and 8 years. Findings indicate that significantly fewer children with ASD created ICs, although there were many between-group similarities in IC forms and functions. Results are discussed in terms of qualitative differences in play, social attributions, and how children with ASD conceptualize their ICs' minds. |
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| United States | 8 | 19% |
| Spain | 5 | 12% |
| Japan | 5 | 12% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Georgia | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 19 | 45% |
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| Members of the public | 38 | 90% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 2% |
| Scientists | 1 | 2% |
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| Unknown | 83 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 38 | 46% |
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| Psychology | 26 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 2% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 41 | 49% |
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