autism spectrum disorder

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Date - January 20, 2023

Strategies that Occupational Therapists can Apply to Manage Autistic Children

Table of Contents Introduction Search Strategy Approaches to Social Skills Training Parent-Assisted Social Skills Training Peer-mediated intervention Social Skills Group Training (SSGT) Video Modelling Social Stories Recommendations for social skills training Introduction Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a substantial social impairment, which negatively affects their cognitive and language functioning (Hodges et al., 2020). […]

Date - January 16, 2023

Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: A Brief Critical Appraisal of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) is a form of animal-assisted interventions meant to increase therapeutic gains in children with autism spectrum disorder. Its application is supported by research evidence that is commonly dismissed for methodological weaknesses. Hernández-Espeso et al. (2021) sought to address the challenge by conducting an RCT. They applied random assignment and included a control […]