APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Stakeholder Perceptions of the Effects of a Theatre Program for Children with ASD
- Thalia Goldstein
Pace University - Matthew Lerner
Stony Brook University - Sarah Paterson
Temple University - Tamara Spiewak Toub
Temple University - Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek
Temple University - Roberta Golinkoff
University of Delaware
Abstract
Arts programs may help children with ASD gain cognitive and social skills. Yet exact measurement of mechanisms and effects are rare. We completed a systematic study of adult stakeholders of a large successful theatrical program and found emphases on modeling, routines, and relaxation to build imitation, motor and turn-taking skills.
Program Evaluation
