A Parent Guidebook for Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration®

Abstract

Abstract 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.