en توانبخشی در اختلال طیف اتیسم: نگاهی به خدمات کاردرمانی در ایران کاردرمانی Occupational Therapy <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong>Background and Objectives</strong></span>:&nbsp; The progressive prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the high cost of its treatment suggest that health services should be purposefully provided to people with this disorder. Occupational therapists play a key role in the rehabilitation of autism. This study sought to monitor occupational therapy services provided to individuals with autism.<br> <span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong>Materials and Methods</strong></span>: A survey about occupation<span style="font-family:tahoma;">al thera</span>py services for people with autism spectrum disorder was distributed to therapists. They completed a researcher-made questionnaire asking them about working conditions, knowledge sources, assessments, and interventions that have been used in autism. 225 questionnaires were distributed among occupational therapists who had the inclusion criteria.<br> <span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong>Results</strong></span>: The number of the full-filled questionnaires was 124. The therapists worked more individual therapy (95%) than group sessions (23%). Household economic problems were reported as the most common cause of occupational therapy discontinuation. They focused more on sensory approaches and cognitive models. The education level of the therapist was significantly correlated with autism-specific experience (r=0.376, P=0.00). Of the respondents, 50.8% reported their competency to treat autism as higher than average. Perceived competency was significantly correlated with providing consultation by the therapists (r=0.256, P=0.004).<br> <span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span>: Occupational therapists apply sensory and cognitive approaches in autism. Therapists should try to resolve the problems that exist for group therapy sessions. The use of sensory-based therapies and their impact on the participation in everyday life is controversial. Finding a solution to compensate for the high cost of occupational therapy for autism can make people more likely to receive occupational therapy services.</div> Autism spectrum disorder, Occupational therapy, Evaluation, Treatment, Rehabilitation 54 63 http://fdj.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-107-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Seyed Hassan Saneii سید حسن صانعی Saneii.h@iums.ac.ir 10031947532846001357 10031947532846001357 No Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Sciences in Rehabilitation, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran استادیار، دکتری تخصصی آمار حیاتی، گروه آموزشی علوم پایه، دانشکدۀ علوم توانبخشی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران Samaneh Karamali Esmaili سمانه کرمعلی اسماعیلی esmaeili.s@iums.ac.ir 10031947532846001358 10031947532846001358 Yes Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran استادیار، دکتری تخصصی کاردرمانی، گروه آموزشی کاردرمانی، دانشکدۀ علوم توانبخشی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران