Yuto Iwanaga, Goro Tanaka, Michio Maruta, Hiroyasu Shiozu, Mizuho Kawanaka, Ryoichiro Iwanaga
BACKGROUND: Children's participation is an important outcome for children, families, and rehabilitation. OBJECTIVES: We compared participation patterns (home and community) of 6- to 12-year-old Japanese children with autism and children with typical development (TD) and explored the associations of participation with familial, environmental, and child-related factors. METHOD: Twenty-five mothers of children with autism and 21 mothers of TD children completed a survey covering their child's participation and environment, family empowerment, autism symptoms, sensory processing, behavior, and demographic characteristics...
March 15, 2024: OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health