The Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Interventions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Improve Their Engagement in Meaningful Occupations
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Aldrich, Delaney
Hernandez, Bryan
Spitz, Katherine
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2023-05-11
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BACKGROUND: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is diagnosed in approximately 1 in 36 children in the United States. Individuals with ASD may have difficulties in communication and language, social interactions, repetitive and resisted patterns of behavior, sensory processing, perception, and cognition. Occupational Therapy (OT) can utilize sensory integration interventions with individuals with ASD to address the tactile, vestibular, proprioceptive sensory systems to help modulate the sensory processing difficulties they may experience and help with engagement in meaningful occupations in their daily life.
AIM: The aim of this critically appraised topic (CAT) is to determine the effectiveness of sensory integration interventions in children with ASD to improve their engagement in meaningful occupations.
METHODS: Research articles of levels 1B, 2B, and 3B were included in the CAT if they were published in the last 10 years, included sensory integration as treatment for ASD, and had a pediatric population included in the study.
RESULTS: The included studies revealed mixed to weak support that sensory integration interventions improve children with ASD’s engagement in meaningful activity. Further investigation into sensory integration interventions is necessary to determine effectiveness for children with ASD.
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Creighton University
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