Purpose This article presents a rationale for specialized services personnel to use fluid
models of service delivery and explains how specialized services personnel make decisions …

Aim: To investigate the convergent validity between the Sensory Profile, the Sensory Profile
School Companion, and the Home and Main Classroom Forms of the Sensory Processing …

Children on the autism spectrum frequently display difficulties engaging with people and
with functional tasks. A pilot, randomised control trial was completed to explore the impact of …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to describe home and community functional
performance in 5-year-old children with Down syndrome. METHOD. In a cross-sectional …

Young children spend considerable time in educational settings, in which traditionally, their
primary occupation is play. A playful preschool environment has been related to better …

Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Interventions Used in Occupational Therapy Early
Childhood Services | The American Journal of Occupational Therapy | American Occupational …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to determine whether pediatric occupational therapy
practitioners implemented family-centered principles in their practice. METHOD: Twenty …

Introduction Canine‐assisted therapy is thought to facilitate the engagement of children on
the autism spectrum within therapy sessions. There is limited research, however, about how …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (1) validate the Hebrew version of the
Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP);(2) screen sensory processing difficulties, as …

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by difficulties
with communication, social interaction, and restricted and repetitive behaviours. For children …