Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations.

• Badenoch, Bogdan, Safety and Connection: The Neurobiology of Play.
• Rubin, Playing on the Autism Spectrum.

Part II: Individualized Play-Based Interventions.

• VanFleet, Coltea, Helping Children with ASD Through Canine-assisted Play Therapy.
• Bundy-Myrow, Family Theraplay: Connecting with Children on the Autism Spectrum.
• Gallo-Lopez, From Monologue to Dialogue: The Use of Play and Drama Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• LeGoff, Krauss, Allen, LEGO-based Play Therapy for Improving Social Competence in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Courtney, Touching Autism through Developmental Play Therapy.
• Ray, Sullivan, Carlson, Relational Intervention: Child-centered Play Therapy with Children on the Autism Spectrum.
• Green, The Narcissus Myth: Resplendent Reflections, and Self-healing: A Jungian Perspective on Counseling a Child with Asperger’s Syndrome.
• VanFleet, Communication and Connection: Filial Therapy with Families of Children with ASD.
• Richardson, The World of Sandtray and the Child on the Autism Spectrum.

Part III: Programmatic Play-Based Interventions.

• Hess, DIR/Floor Time: A Developmental/Relational Play Therapy Approach Towards the Treatment of Children Impacted by Autism.
• Solomon, The PLAY Project: A Train-the-Trainer Model of Early Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Powers-Tricomi, Gallo-Lopez, The ACT Project: Enhancing Social Competence through Drama Therapy and Performance.

Part IV: Expressive/Creative Interventions.

• Goucher, Art Therapy: Connecting and Communicating with Children on the Autism Spectrum.
• Walworth, Music Therapy Interventions for Social, Communication, and Emotional Development for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Devereaux, Moving into Relationship: Dance/Movement Therapy with Children on the Autism Spectrum.