One of the first things many parents of autistic children hear is that their child “needs to work on pretend play.” Sometimes it can feel like pretend play is treated as a milestone that predicts ...

Play provides learning opportunities for children to develop their language skills through a variety of activities. Babies’ communication with their “playmates” (parents, siblings, other children) ...

This post was co-written by Brittany Thompson and Dr. Thalia R. Goldstein. The post discusses an academic paper recently published in Developmental Review. Source: Thalia R. Goldstein, used with ...