Joint engagement involves a child coordinating their attention between a person and a shared event. Children with autism present with impaired joint engagement. Playdates are a common way that children socially engage yet have been largely overlooked in the social skills literature. Requesting skills have been conceptualized as pivotal, producing collateral effects. In the current study, we conducted a secondary analysis of a single-case design that evaluated a parent-implemented playdate intervention focused on supporting children and peers to request and respond to one another during games. We examined the collateral effects of the playdate intervention on joint engagement. Two children demonstrated gains in joint engagement with a peer, and the third exhibited variable changes. Implications for future research are discussed.

共同参与涉及一个孩子，在一个人和一个共享事件之间协调他们的注意力。自闭症儿童的关节活动障碍。游戏日期是孩子社交的一种常见方式，但在社交技能文献中却被很大程度上忽略了。请求技能已被概念化为关键，并产生附带影响。在当前的研究中，我们对单例设计进行了次要分析，评估了一项由家长实施的游戏日期干预措施，该干预措施的重点是支持孩子和同伴在游戏中互相请求和回应。我们研究了玩耍干预对联合参与的附带影响。两个孩子表现出与同伴共同参与的收获，第三个孩子表现出可变的变化。讨论了对未来研究的意义。