Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance Approach
Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance Approach: The Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance approach is an individualized, goal-oriented intervention designed to improve the performance of meaningful daily activities through cognitive strategy use and guided discovery. Participants will complete 10 individual sessions, each lasting approximately 45 to 60 minutes. The intervention will target individualized occupational performance goals identified with the child and family. The global strategy "Goal-Plan-Do-Check" and task-specific strategies will be used to facilitate skill acquisition, problem-solving, generalization, and transfer.
Study summary
Autism spectrum disorder may affect children's participation in daily occupations through difficulties related to motor planning, problem-solving, attention, behavioral regulation, and sensory processing. The Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance approach is a goal-oriented intervention that supports children in identifying and using cognitive strategies to improve the performance of personally meaningful activities.
This pilot study aims to examine the preliminary effects of a 10-session Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance intervention on occupational performance, satisfaction with performance, observed performance quality, and individualized goal attainment in primary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Possible changes in autism-related behavioral characteristics and sensory processing patterns will also be examined.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
7 Years
Max age
10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Having a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
* Being of primary school age
* Having communication and cooperation skills sufficient to participate in the - Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance intervention
* Having at least one daily occupational performance goal identified by the child and/or family
* Being able to attend the assessment and intervention sessions regularly
* Provision of written informed consent by a parent or legal guardian
Exclusion Criteria:
* Having a severe neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric condition that may substantially affect the assessment or intervention process
* Having severe behavioral difficulties that prevent safe and consistent participation in the intervention sessions
* Having participated in an intensive, structured cognitive strategy-based intervention program within the previous 6 months
* Withdrawal of the child or parent/legal guardian from the study
Primary outcome measure(s)
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure — Baseline and immediately after completion of the 10-session intervention Satisfaction with performance for each prioritized activity is rated on a scale from 1 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. The mean satisfaction score will be calculated. Change will be determined by comparing baseline and post-intervention scores.
Performance Quality Rating Scale — Baseline and immediately after completion of the 10-session intervention The Performance Quality Rating Scale is an observational measure used to rate the quality of performance of individualized activities. Performance is rated from 1 to 10, with higher scores indicating better performance quality. Each participant's selected occupational goals will be rated at baseline and after the intervention.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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