TY - JOUR
T1 - Design, development, and clinical validation of therapeutic toys for autistic children
AU - Tseng, Kevin C.
AU - Tseng, Sung Hui
AU - Cheng, Hsin Yi Kathy
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC under Contract MOST 103-2628-H-182-001-MY2, MOST 103-2221-E-182-048, and MOST 104-2410-H-182-025-MY2, by the Chang Gung Medical Foundation (fund no. CMRPD290063, CMRPD3E0371, and CMRPD3E0372), and by the Healthy Aging Research Centre, Chang Gung University (fund no. EMRPD1E1691, CMRPD1B0331, and CMRPD1B0332). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This research also thanks Ms. Cho-Chi Hsu for her early contribution to the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Society of Physical Therapy Science.
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - [Purpose] One of the characteristics of autistic children is social interaction difficulties. Although therapeutic toys can promote social interaction, however its related research remains insufficient. The aim of the present study was to build a set of cooperative play toys that are suitable for autistic children. [Subjects and Methods] This study used an innovative product design and development approach as the basis for the creation of cooperative play toys. [Results] The present study has successfully developed cooperative play toys. Compared to the traditional game therapy for autism, cooperative play toy therapy can significantly improve the interactions between autistic children and their peers. [Conclusion] The most critical design theme of cooperative play toys focuses on captivating the interest of autistic children. Based on the needs of the individual cases, the design of the therapeutic toy set was specifically tailored, i.e., by reinforcing the sound and light effects to improve the attractiveness of the toys. In the future, different play modes can be combined with this toy set to further enhance the degree of interaction of autistic children and improve their quality of life and social skills.
AB - [Purpose] One of the characteristics of autistic children is social interaction difficulties. Although therapeutic toys can promote social interaction, however its related research remains insufficient. The aim of the present study was to build a set of cooperative play toys that are suitable for autistic children. [Subjects and Methods] This study used an innovative product design and development approach as the basis for the creation of cooperative play toys. [Results] The present study has successfully developed cooperative play toys. Compared to the traditional game therapy for autism, cooperative play toy therapy can significantly improve the interactions between autistic children and their peers. [Conclusion] The most critical design theme of cooperative play toys focuses on captivating the interest of autistic children. Based on the needs of the individual cases, the design of the therapeutic toy set was specifically tailored, i.e., by reinforcing the sound and light effects to improve the attractiveness of the toys. In the future, different play modes can be combined with this toy set to further enhance the degree of interaction of autistic children and improve their quality of life and social skills.
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Autism
KW - Play therapy
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U2 - 10.1589/jpts.28.1972
DO - 10.1589/jpts.28.1972
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84979743637
SN - 0915-5287
VL - 28
SP - 1972
EP - 1980
JO - Journal of Physical Therapy Science
JF - Journal of Physical Therapy Science
IS - 7
ER -