Is Play Therapy an Evidenced-Based Intervention for Children with Autism?

• By: Heidi Hillman, PhD, BCBA-D, LMHC Eastern Washington University
• January 1st, 2018
• actually autistic, child-centered, children, evidence-based, intervention, research, therapy, winter 2018 issue
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As a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), I work with families that have a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and periodically see an increased interest in specific interventions. Multiple families start asking me whether a specific intervention is as effective as they are...