While Denver is considered Evidence Based Practice, P.L.A.Y. is considered Emerging Practice, with some good preliminary data showing significant improvements.
P.L.A.Y. is a variation on an Evidence Based Practice DIR®/Floortime™ http://www.icdl.com/dirFloortime/overview/index.shtml
“Parents were encouraged to deliver 15 hours per week of 1:1 interaction. Pre/post ratings of videotapes by blind raters using the Functional Emotional Assessment Scale (FEAS) showed significant increases … in child subscale scores. Translated clinically, 45.5 percent of children made good to very good functional developmental progress. There were no significant differences between parents in the FEAS subscale scores at either pre-or post-intervention and all parents scored at levels suggesting they would be effective in working with their children. Overall satisfaction with PPHC was 90 percent. Average cost of intervention was $2500/ year. Despite important limitations, this pilot study of The PLAY Project Home Consulting model suggests that the model has potential to be a cost-effective intervention for young children with autism.
An in-depth research program of this model is currently in progress and going very well.
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