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  #1 christenhopkins on 15 Nov 15

   

  Kuhaneck, H. M., & Watling, R. (2015). Occupational Therapy: Meeting the needs of families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69, 6905170010p1-6905170010p5. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.019562.
  
  This article provides information about the various aspects of OT that allow the individuals with ASD and their families fully understand this practice and their needs through research. With reports from the CDC it has been suggested that the prevalence of ASD continues to increase that 1 in every 68 children are diagnosed. With this increase, it has been quite clear that families need assistance and support through the range of difficulties this diagnosis produces. These difficulties all lead to impairments in everyday social and occupational functions that affect family life.
  
  The OT's often focus on sensory skills such as self-regulation or motor skills such as handwriting (fine motor) but are also able to address a variety of other deficits as well. Although Occupational Therapists are able to help individuals with ASD in multiple ways, the research in which family members perform to get better information on this discipline often times result in unclear descriptions of this domain of practice. If these searches are unproductive, it often leaves the family questioning the profession and how it would be beneficial for their child, therefore this article provides additional research as to why OT is relevant and beneficial for children with ASD.
  
  OT encompasses the areas that cause the most issues in daily life for individuals with ASD, such as play, social participation, sleep, family routines, independent living, self-care and employment.
  
  This article also goes into detail about the state of OT's research within ASD, such as what is available while searching the terms autism, autism and sensory, occupational therapy and autism, occupational therapy, occupational therapy and sleep, autism and self-care, autism and family routines, autism and play, autism and family goals, and occupational therapy and feeding, while giving the number of available articles published in various search engines.
  
  Within this article it also explains the state of our practice by stating that ASD OT practice patterns in the US is now quite dated.
  
  Overall, this article provides literature (reviewed from 2006 to early 2013) that demonstrates how OT services and how the profession is seeking to provide FCC. This literature provides interventions that OTs can provide within their practice to assist families and individuals with ASD for daily functional life.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Kuhaneck, H. M., & Watling, R. (2015). Occupational Therapy: Meeting the needs of families of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69, 6905170010p1-6905170010p5. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.019562. <br /> <br /> This article provides information about the various aspects of OT that allow the individuals with ASD and their families fully understand this practice and their needs through research. With reports from the CDC it has been suggested that the prevalence of ASD continues to increase that 1 in every 68 children are diagnosed. With this increase, it has been quite clear that families need assistance and support through the range of difficulties this diagnosis produces. These difficulties all lead to impairments in everyday social and occupational functions that affect family life. <br /> <br /> The OT's often focus on sensory skills such as self-regulation or motor skills such as handwriting (fine motor) but are also able to address a variety of other deficits as well. Although Occupational Therapists are able to help individuals with ASD in multiple ways, the research in which family members perform to get better information on this discipline often times result in unclear descriptions of this domain of practice. If these searches are unproductive, it often leaves the family questioning the profession and how it would be beneficial for their child, therefore this article provides additional research as to why OT is relevant and beneficial for children with ASD. <br /> <br /> OT encompasses the areas that cause the most issues in daily life for individuals with ASD, such as play, social participation, sleep, family routines, independent living, self-care and employment. <br /> <br /> This article also goes into detail about the state of OT's research within ASD, such as what is available while searching the terms autism, autism and sensory, occupational therapy and autism, occupational therapy, occupational therapy and sleep, autism and self-care, autism and family routines, autism and play, autism and family goals, and occupational therapy and feeding, while giving the number of available articles published in various search engines. <br /> <br /> Within this article it also explains the state of our practice by stating that ASD OT practice patterns in the US is now quite dated. <br /> <br /> Overall, this article provides literature (reviewed from 2006 to early 2013) that demonstrates how OT services and how the profession is seeking to provide FCC. This literature provides interventions that OTs can provide within their practice to assist families and individuals with ASD for daily functional life.</div>

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