title: Occupational Therapy: Meeting the Needs of Families of People With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Occupational therapy has much to offer to families of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, people outside the profession may be unaware of occupational therapy's breadth and scope. It is our responsibility and our duty to express the full range of occupational therapy services through research, clinical practice, advocacy, and consumer education. This special issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, with its focus on autism, embarks on this endeavor by highlighting research and theoretical articles that address the various aspects of occupational therapy practice that can help to fully meet the needs of people with ASD and their families.
authors.affiliation: Heather Miller Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT; kuhaneckh@sacredheart.edu.
authors.forename: Heather Miller
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kuhaneck
authors.affiliation: Renee Watling, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. This work was completed while Dr. Watling was at the University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watling
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001364:Awareness; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*