This chapter provides an overview of the work occupational therapists do with children with autism. It utilizes aspects of the occupational therapy process, encompassing the stages of referral, information gathering, goal setting, and intervention as a framework to outline how occupational therapists ...
The role of occupational therapy in autism is to provide early therapeutic services to them. So, they can learn the concept of self, self-esteem, constructive play, and acceptable social behavior. The occupational therapist uses sensory integration, behavior techniques, group therapy to bring autisti...
In one of the first randomized control trials studying an intervention for sensory problems in children with autism, researchers found that occupational therapy using the principles of sensory integration (OT-SI) provided better outcomes on parent-identified goals than standard care, according to ...
and colleagues randomized children with autism (aged 4 to 8 years) to either a manualized intervention (30 sessions of theoccupational therapy; 17 patients) or usual care (control group; 15 patients).
Occupational therapy has much to offer to families of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, people outside the profession may be unaware of occupational therapy's breadth and scope. It is our responsibility and our duty to express the full range of occupational therapy services thr...
Why does a child with autism need occupational therapy? Many children on the autism spectrum have sensory challenges, meaning they have problems processing sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.Occupational therapycan help teach them ways to better handle things like sensory overload. ...
What is occupational therapy for autism?Autism:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a fairly new neurodevelopmental diagnosis that first appeared in the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorders. It is the combination of many disorders such as infantile autism, Asperger...
We intended to explore whether the integration of these practices alleviated occupational therapy students' concerns with being placed in role-emerging settings for fieldwork. A study was conducted to explore the GOALS2 Program Level II occupational therapy fieldwork students’ perceptions of the value...
Occupational therapy in a comprehensive program for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Early intervention to supported employment. In: Schell BAB, Gillen G, Scaffa ME, editors. Willard and Spackman’s occupational therapy. 12th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams Wilkins; 2014. p. 936–45...
Occupational Therapy Using Sensory Integration to Improve Participation of a Child With Autism: A Case Report doi:10.5014/ajot.2012.004473American Journal of Occupational TherapySchaaf, Roseann C.Hunt, JoanneBenevides, Teal