Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
The Effect of Sensorimotor Strategies on Attention and In-Seat Behavior in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ashley Blough; Jeryl Benson, EdD, OTR/L; Elena Donoso Brown, PhD, OTR/L; Debbie Smitsky, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • The Watson Institute, Sewickley, PA, USA
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / School-Based Practice / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
The Effect of Sensorimotor Strategies on Attention and In-Seat Behavior in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311520401. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO2042
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311520401. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO2042
Abstract

Date Presented 04/04/19

This study explores whether sensorimotor strategies embedded in activity in a classroom have an effect on attention and in-seat behaviors in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. Providing sensorimotor strategies in the classroom experience can give children the opportunity to increase participation and self-regulatory behavior while improving attention for optimal performance in the least restrictive environment.

Primary Author and Speaker: Ashley Blough

Additional Authors and Speakers: Jeryl Benson, Elena Donoso Brown

Contributing Authors: Debbie Smitsky