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Play-based interventions for mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis focused on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and developmental language disorder.

Gill Althia FrancisEmre DenizCarole TorgersonUmar Toseeb
Published in: Autism & developmental language impairments (2022)
This review provides good evidence of the need for further research into how commonly used play-based interventions designed to support the social, communication, and language needs of young people may impact the mental health of children with ASD or DLD.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • physical activity
  • mental illness
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • young adults
  • intellectual disability
  • healthcare
  • working memory