Structured Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy in Children With Autism

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Structured Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy: The intervention will consist of individualized sensory-based occupational therapy activities addressing tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular, visual-motor, gross motor, feeding-related, and occupational performance needs. It will be delivered face-to-face for 40 minutes, twice weekly, over 12 weeks, and will be progressively adapted according to each child's clinical needs and development.

Individualized Home Activity Program: Caregivers will implement individualized home-based sensory and functional activity recommendations using materials available in the home environment. The program will continue for 12 weeks and adherence will be monitored weekly through caregiver reports and visual records.

Study summary

This controlled clinical study will investigate the effects of a 12-week structured sensory-based occupational therapy intervention on occupational performance, sensory processing, gross motor development, and eating behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. Forty children aged 3-9 years will be assigned to either an intervention group receiving face-to-face occupational therapy twice weekly or a control group receiving an individualized home program.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change in Occupational Performance — Baseline and Week 12
  Occupational performance will be assessed using the performance score of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Higher scores will indicate better perceived occupational performance.
• Change in Satisfaction with Occupational Performance — Baseline and Week 12
  Satisfaction with occupational performance will be assessed using the satisfaction score of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Higher scores will indicate greater satisfaction.

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