Influencia de la Praxis Ideacional en el Desarrollo del Juego y la Conducta Adaptativa de Niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista: Un Análisis Comparativo Return List Contact Author Open URL Article Author´s name Serrada-Tejeda, S., Santos-del-Riego, S., May-Benson, T., and Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres, M. Article title in Spanish Influencia de la Praxis Ideacional en el Desarrollo del Juego y la Conducta Adaptativa de Niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista: Un Análisis Comparativo Article title in English Influence of Ideational Praxis on the Development of Play and Adaptive Behavior of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparative Analysis Name of journal International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health Year of publication 2021 Volume of the journal 18(11) Pages of the journal Keywords autism spectrum disorder, trastorno del espectro autista, ideational praxis, praxis ideatoria, play, juego, playfulness, adaptive behavior, and comportamiento adaptativo DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115704 Summary in Spanish Summary in English Background: Traditionally, assessment of praxis skills in children with ASD has focused on the evaluation of aspects related to the planning and execution of actions. This study aimed to evaluate the ideational abilities of children with ASD and analyze possible relationships with the development of play and adaptive behaviors. Methods: 40 children between 4 to 6 years (TD = 20; ASD = 20) were evaluated with the Test of Ideational Praxis, the Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale, and the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System II. Results: Statistically significant relationships were obtained between ideational praxis and play skills development (r = 0.649; p = 0.01), adaptive leisure behavior (r = 0.338; p = 0.04) and social adaptive behavior (r = 0.319; p = 0.04). Results of multiple linear regression models found a linear relationship between ideational praxis and play development (p = 0.005) and adaptive leisure skills (p = 0.004), but not with social interaction skills (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Objective evaluation with a specific ideational praxis assessment facilitates understanding of the ideational abilities and widens understanding of praxis skills and their impact on play and adaptive behaviors in children with ASD. Bibliographic reference