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Randomised Controlled Trial of a Therapeutic Playgroup for Children with Developmental Delays

A single-blind randomised control trial investigated the effectiveness of the Learn, Engage and Play (LEaP) playgroup. Seventy-one children with developmental delay were randomly allocated to an 8-week LEaP playgroup or control group and followed up at 12 and 28 weeks.

Citation:
Armstrong J, Girdler S, Davidson E, Mizen J, ……. Elliott C. Randomised Controlled Trial of a Therapeutic Playgroup for Children with Developmental Delays. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021;51(4):1039-53.

Keywords:
Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology/therapy; Preschool; Developmental Disabilities/psychology/therapy; Follow-Up Studies; Learning/physiology; Parenting/psychology; Play Therapy/methods; Single-Blind Method; Developmental delay; Early intervention; Randomised control trial; Therapeutic playgroups

Abstract:
A single-blind randomised control trial investigated the effectiveness of the Learn, Engage and Play (LEaP) playgroup. Seventy-one children with developmental delay were randomly allocated to an 8-week LEaP playgroup or control group and followed up at 12 and 28 weeks.