Research summaries for autism therapy: occupational therapy (OT)

definition of occupational therapy (OT): Type of therapy that focuses on helping people with autism learn functional physical skills that involve using their muscles. These skills may include writing, riding a bike, or catching a ball. Occupational therapists may also provide sensory integration therapy to children with autism and/or sensory integration disorder.
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Somatosensory Stimulation Interventions for Children with Autism: Literature Review and Clinical Considerations, Summarized Apr 11, 2008

Occupational therapists should look at the child with autism closely in order to make sure that the child is responding to the type of sensory integration therapy that is being used. Most occupational therapists suggest that children with autism receive sensory integration therapy. Sensory integration therapy can include massage therapy, weighted vests, pressure arm wrappings, and many other things. This paper reviews the scientific studies on sensory integration therapy for autism.... Read more...

Cognitive Orientation for Daily Occupational Performance Approach for Children with Asperger’s Syndrome: A Case Report, Summarized Apr 2, 2008

Cognitive Orientation for daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) may help children with Asperger's Syndrome learn to generalize skills learned in therapy to help solve every day problems.

This study was designed to see if CO-OP intervention would help children with Asperger's Syndrome learn to solve every day problems. CO-OP therapy involves having each child think about ways that the skills that they learned in therapy could help them solve daily problems. The study used the mother's diary as a record that the two children in the study had learned new skills. The CO-OP approach helped the two children to generalize their skills to daily routines. Read more...

Autism: Assessment and Management, Summarized Feb 20, 2008

Several treatments can be helpful for children with autism.

This review article is written for general practitioners, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and other medical staff. It describes the best way to manage the treatment of people with autism. The authors suggest speech therapy, social skills training, school services, structured environments, occupational therapy, applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, and drug therapy. The authors describe several classes of drugs: stimulants, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), anticonvulsants, and sympatholytics (clonidine and guanfecine). In order for therapy to work, family has to be part of the treatment. Read more...

Snoezelen Multi-Sensory Environments: Task Engagement and Generalization, Summarized Feb 13, 2008

Adults with autism showed improvement in certain behaviors after Snoezelen occupation therapy (OT) sessions. Snoezelen OT is a form of therapy that gives controlled sensory input (e.g., sights, sounds, etc.) during therapy to help people with autism better deal with sensory input. Three adults with autism, intellectual disability, and severe challenging behaviors were tested in this study. They received Snoezelen an average of twice per week.... Read more...

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Synonyms for occupational therapy (OT) include: occupation therapy, occupational, occupational therapist, occupational therapy, occupational training, OT
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