Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
Leisure Patterns in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Claudia Hilton, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Emily Mueller; Brady Prindle; Hannah Doggett; Brittney Crane; Cassondra Salmons
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Leisure Patterns in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505151. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO4116
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505151. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO4116
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

Researchers conducted a systematic review that analyzed leisure participation among individuals with ASD between the ages of 6 and 22. Physical, recreational, and social leisure were examined. Results showed that as individuals transition from childhood to adolescence, there is a decline in the amount of leisure participation. Clinicians can utilize these results to guide their practices and maximize outcomes within this population to increase leisure engagement.

Primary Author and Speaker: Cassondra Salmons

Additional Authors and Speakers: Brittney Crane

Contributing Authors: Claudia Hilton, Emily Mueller, Brady Prindle, Hannah Doggett