Abstract
A. Jean Ayres believed that children have an innate drive to explore and interact with their world and that these experiences nourish the brain and promote development. Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) fosters the child's active participation in physical, social, and functional activities using active, individually tailored, sensory-rich experiences to promote skills. This guidebook describes Aryes's sensory integrative approach and applies it to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Many children with ASD have difficulty integrating sensory information, which affects their behavior, learning, social interactions, and participation in daily activities. Because the sensory integrative approach is frequently used with this population, guidelines for its use are essential.
This guidebook's intervention, developed and tested in a randomized controlled trial, provides clear color-coded steps and descriptions in a manualized format. The step-by-step guide includes templates and forms to organize and direct each step's application to practice and research, which are also downloadable. Two extensive case examples take readers through each step, illustrating practical, clinical use.
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Table of Contents
Clinician’s Guide for Implementing Ayres Sensory Integration®: Promoting Participation for Children With Autism
- Front Matter i2
- Part I. Theoretical Framework 122
- Part II. Guide to Provision of Ayres Sensory Integration 4566
- II.1. Step 1: Identifying the Child's Strengths and Participation Challenges 4768
- II.2. Step 2: Conducting the Comprehensive Assessment 6182
- II.3. Step 3: Generating Hypotheses 7596
- II.4. Step 4: Developing and Scaling Goals 79100
- II.5. Step 5: Identifying Outcome Measures 89110
- II.6. Step 6: Setting the Stage for Intervention 93114
- II.7. Step 7: Conducting the Intervention 105126
- II.8. Step 8: Measuring Outcomes and Monitoring Progress 135156
- Appendix A. Use of the Ayres Sensory Integration Fidelity Measure 147168
- Appendix B. Case Example of Applying Ayres Sensory Integration: Liam 155176
- Appendix C. Case Example of Applying Ayres Sensory Integration: Raul 175196
- Glossary 193214
- Subject Index 201222
- Citation Index 205226