Abstract
This is a descriptive case study that explores the process of change in playfulness of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during play therapy. This study recruited one child with ASD and included two sessions of pre-developmental evaluation and play evaluation, seven sessions of play therapy intervention, and one session of post-play evaluation. This study analyzed the quantitative and qualitative data to comprehensively understand the process of change in playfulness of the participant. Quantitative data was collected by a group of raters who measured the playfulness in each play therapy session. Qualitative data was collected by analyzing video transcripts of evaluation and play therapy sessions. The results indicate that at the end of the intervention, the total score and the sub-factors of the participant maintained improved scores compared to the first session. In the qualitative analysis, 303 meaning units were derived and classified into 13 sub categories and 5 core categories. The core categories include ‘You exist but not exist’, ‘You exist’, ‘I want’, ‘You and me’, and ‘You and me play’.
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