Abstract：
The current study examines the efficacy of an 8-week pretend play intervention targeting social-cognitive abilities in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), ages 6-9. PWS is a rare disorder associated with various social, emotional, and cognitive challenges linked to pretend play impairments, and for which interventions are sparse. Nineteen children were quasi-randomized to receive the intervention or be part of a waitlist control group. Participants who received the intervention (n = 10) demonstrated significant improvements in various components of pretend play, most notably in organization of play, which may generalize to broader social-cognitive gains. These findings provide evidence of the intervention\'s efficacy in enhancing pretend play skills and related social-cognitive abilities during this critical period of development for children with PWS.
摘要：
当前的研究检查了针对Prader-Willi综合征（PWS）儿童的社会认知能力的8周假装游戏干预的功效。年龄6-9PWS是一种罕见的疾病，与各种社会，情感,以及与假装游戏障碍有关的认知挑战，干预措施很少。19名儿童被准随机分配接受干预或成为等待名单对照组的一部分。接受干预的参与者（n=10）在假装游戏的各个部分表现出显着改善，最值得注意的是在游戏组织中，这可能会推广到更广泛的社会认知收益。这些发现提供了证据，证明了干预措施在PWS儿童发展的关键时期对提高假装游戏技能和相关社会认知能力的功效。
