Play characterizes childhood and contributes significantly to child development. The paper aimed to identify in the national literature articles published in journals with the Qualis A1 and A2, both in Psychology and Education, which explored the playing act related to children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), and to synthesize conceptions about playing with such public, according to data presented in scientific papers, traced in the contemporary national literature. Eighty-five journals meeting the requirements established for mapping were found, based on the systematic search performed by the descriptor "play". As a result, 214 papers were retrieved, among which three were about the playing in a child with ASD. These three studies researched group play and indicated that, given the necessary teaching conditions, children with ASD are able to learn play-related behaviors. However, one gap that remained open was regarding to play in pairs, both among children with and without ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]