Welcome to the Autism Institute
on Peer Relations and Play
This
Web site offers a guide to families, practitioners, researchers and others
seeking to address the unique and complex challenges children on the autism
spectrum experience in peer relations and play.
Our focus is on advancing
local, national and international efforts to develop
inclusive peer play programs following the
Integrated Play Groups (IPG)
model. The
IPG
model
supports children of diverse ages and abilities on the autism spectrum in
natural play experiences with typical peers and siblings within school, home,
community and therapy settings.
Based on award-winning research, the
IPG
model has been found to be effective in enhancing reciprocal social interaction,
communication, play and imagination in children with autism, pervasive
developmental disorder, Asperger's and related social-communicative needs.
