Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
Manuscript ID	79007
Country	Egypt

Received	2022-07-27 09:17
Peer-Review Started	2022-07-27 09:20
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Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
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Category	Pediatrics
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Play therapy in children with autism: Its role, implications, and limitations
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Reem Elbeltagi, Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Nermin Kamal Saeed and Rawan Alhawamdeh
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mohammed Al-Beltagi, MBChB, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Editor, Chairman, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Professor, Researcher, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Al Bahra Street, Tanta 31527, Algharbia, Egypt. mbelrem@hotmail.com
Key Words	Autism; Play therapy; Children; Autism spectrum disorder; Sensory integration therapy; Art-play therapy; Equine-partnered play therapy; Child-centered play therapy; Synergistic play therapy
Core Tip	Play is a pivotal activity for humans, especially children. It plays an essential role in children’s physical and mental development. Play therapy has been used for a long time to manage various diseases. Play therapy helps children with autism to engage in play activities of their interest, express themselves in comfortable ways, and change their self-expression from unwanted behavior to more non-injurious expressive behavior. There are different forms of play therapy. Proper evaluation of the child is mandatory to evaluate which fits the child more. Play therapy has a lot of potential benefits for patients and their families.
Publish Date	2023-01-03 07:02
Citation	Elbeltagi R, Al-Beltagi M, Saeed NK, Alhawamdeh R. Play therapy in children with autism: Its role, implications, and limitations. World J Clin Pediatr 2023; 12(1): 1-22
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v12/i1/1.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v12.i1.1

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