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Evidence Based Practice and Research

• CAT (Critically Appraised Topic): Autism Spectrum Disorder (member only, login required)
• CAT (Critically Appraised Topic): Children With Sensory Processing Disorders/Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
• Evidence Brief Series
  A product of AOTA's Evidence-Based Literature Review Project. This series provides easy-to-read summaries of articles selected from scientific literature.
• Evidence Bytes
  Featured in AOTA's 1-Minute Update e-newsletter.  They are designed to connect members with resources and information about the evidence-based practice of occupational therapy.
• Evidence Perks
  A quarterly column in OT Practice designed to address the day-to-day needs of occupational therapy professionals to find and use the best available evidence from the scientific literature to inform the clinical reasoning process.
• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Resource Directory
  An online service that links users to Internet sites related to the evidence-based practice of occupational therapy.
• AJOT Article: Evidence-Based Review of Interventions for Autism Used in or of Relevance to Occupational Therapy (member only, login required)
• AJOT Article: Systematic Review of the Research Evidence Examining the Effectiveness of Interventions Using a Sensory Integrative Approach for Children (member only, login required)
• AJOT Article: Performance Challenges for Children and Adolescents With Difficulty Processing and Integrating Sensory Information: A Systematic Review (member only, login required)
• Practice Guideline book: Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Autism
• Practice Guideline book: Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents With Challenges in Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration

• The most recent research from the ADDM finds that 1 in every 110 eight-year old children were diagnosable for an ASD.
• Researchers Tie Gene Variations to Alteration in Brain Network
• Easter Seals Living with Autism Study
• Evidence-Based Review of Interventions for Autism Used in or of Relevance to Occupational Therapy (Member-only. Login required)
• AOTA Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Comments

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