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A Parent Guidebook for Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration®.

IMPORTANCE
Occupational therapy using Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) is an evidence-based intervention that includes parent education and participation to support outcomes. However, guidelines for this parent component have not been published.


OBJECTIVE
To obtain input from stakeholders on a revised guidebook for parent education during ASI intervention.


DESIGN
Cross-sectional survey design.


SETTING
Online surveys.


PARTICIPANTS
Experts in ASI, occupational therapy practitioners who use this approach, and parents of children with autism who received occupational therapy using this intervention.


OUTCOMES AND MEASURES
Surveys designed and vetted to obtain input on content and usability.


RESULTS
Experts rated the guidebook as consistent with ASI principles, practitioners rated it as clinically useful, and parents rated it as useful and clear.


CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE
The parent guidebook for ASI is ready for further testing and use. What This Article Adds: This report adds knowledge translation and best practice strategies in parent education to the parent guidebook for ASI and provides evidence that it is acceptable by experts, parents, and clinicians.