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The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-11,1A-7A.
[...]our Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO) research question was "What is the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions that use specific sensory techniques or sensory environmental modifications to support function and participation of children and youth who have SI difficulties?" In our question, the population of interest is children and youth (ages 2-21 yr) with SI difficulties...... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-11,1A-3A.
[...]many studies of parent training and coaching attempt to deal with child behavior problems (Bearss et al., 2015; Furlong et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2012). Because children with ASD often exhibit difficult behaviors, focusing studies on this diagnostic group may reflect the practice of including participants whose clinical characteristics tend to be in line with this form of intervention....... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-9,1A-6A.
Synthesis of the articles suggests that self-regulation (e.g., sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive functioning, social function) improved with cognitive and occupation-based interventions. Because the number of studies that measured sensory processing or SI challenges was limited, researchers are encouraged to include these measures in future research to understand the impact of a broader range of cognitive and occupation-based interventions..... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
We’ve just heard that SSOTP will not be renewing their agreement with SSSFT LKS for library services for this financial year. Because of this we will be reviewing our Be Aware bulletins. Sadly we won’t be accepting any new sign-ups from SSOTP staff and will be withdrawing some of the physical healthcare bulletins that we…
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