A Scoping Review of the Role of LEGO® Therapy for Improving Inclusion and Social Skills Among Children and Youth With Autism

Disability and Health Journal

Lindsay, S., Hounsell, K. G., et al. (2017).

Disability and Health Journal, 10(2), 173-182.

This scoping review investigates the effects of LEGO therapy interventions on social skills and inclusion in children, 19 years or younger, on the autism spectrum.

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1996 to 2016

Published, peer-reviewed empirical studies (not further specified)

15

Secondary measures suggested that children and parents enjoyed the LEGO® therapy program.

Findings suggest that LEGO® therapy can potentially improve social and communication skills for children on the autism spectrum. Fourteen of the fifteen included studies reported improvement in at least one of the following outcomes:<ul> <li>social interactions/initiations;</li> <li>adaptive socialization;</li> <li>play;</li> <li>communication skills;</li> <li>social competence;</li> <li>social confidence;</li> <li>ASD-specific behaviors;</li> <li>belonging;</li> <li>family relationships;</li> <li>coping;</li> <li>making new friends;</li> <li>independence; and/or</li> <li>interpersonal skills.</li></ul>