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 establish 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.

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www.sfsu.edu/~autism