Ways Field of Occupational Therapy Treats and Deals with Autism
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Ways in which the Field of Occupational Therapy Treats and Deals with Autism
Sensory processing disorder affects 60 to 70% of autistic children, according to research. (Ianni, et al. 162-183) Furthermore, autistic children are slow to absorb information supplied to their sensory nerve cells in the brain. They lack the psychological processes required to filter information and deal with just the appropriate message at any given time. As a result, occupational therapy is critical in assisting autistic children in developing sensory filters that will improve their classroom attentiveness and academic achievement. This essay discusses how autism is treated and dealt with in the field of occupational therapy.
Occupational therapists use appropriate filters and treatments on sensory receptors to assist autistic children's central nervous systems in regulating and organizing the information they receive from the