Poster Session
Issue Date: July 2018
Published Online: November 01, 2018
Updated: April 30, 2020
Inclusive Sports and Fitness Model: Occupation-Based Sports Program Designed to Advance Sensory, Motor, and Process Skills
Alexander Lopez, JD, OT/L, FAOTA; June Kume, MSPT, PhD
Author Affiliations
  • New York Institute of Technology
  • Touro College
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   November 01, 2018
Inclusive Sports and Fitness Model: Occupation-Based Sports Program Designed to Advance Sensory, Motor, and Process Skills
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211515290. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO8023
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211515290. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO8023
Abstract

Date Presented 4/21/2018

This study assessed the efficacy of the Inclusive Sports and Fitness (ISF) program designed to advance performance skills in children with autism. Participants demonstrated improvements in activities of daily living and adaptive behavior skills. Results suggest that the ISF model promotes occupational performance and participation.

Primary Author and Speaker: Alexander Lopez

Additional Authors and Speakers: June Kume