TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Pretend play of children with acquired brain injury: An exploratory study
JO  - Developmental neurorehabilitation
A1  - Fink, Naomi
A1  - Stagnitti, Karen
A1  - Galvin, Jane
SP  - 336
EP  - 342
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
N2  - Objective: This exploratory study aimed to describe the self-initiated pretend play of three children who had sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI). No previous research was found. Methods: Three children aged 3.0-6.0 years were recruited through purposive sampling. Pretend play ability was assessed using the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment. Results: Two of the three children scored below the range expected for children their age and one child scored above the range, indicating a wide range of pretend play ability for the children. None of the children could sustain their engagement in pretend play to complete the time of the assessment. Conclusion: Complex pretend play ability is a functional assessment of cognitive ability involving sequential planning, problem-solving, language and social understanding. Cognitive fatigue is argued to explain the children's limited ability to engage in play for the time expected for their ages. More research is required.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1751-8423
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2012.655798
ID  - ref1
ER  -