title: Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Evidence Connection articles provide a clinical application of systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Evidence-Based Practice Project. In this Evidence Connection article, we describe a case report of an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder. The occupational therapy assessment and treatment processes for school, home, community, and transition settings are described. Findings from the systematic reviews on this topic were published in the September/October 2015 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and in AOTA's Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Each article in this series summarizes the evidence from the published reviews on a given topic and presents an application of the evidence to a related clinical case. Evidence Connection articles illustrate how the research evidence from the reviews can be used to inform and guide clinical decision making.
authors.affiliation: Scott Tomchek, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Department of Pediatrics, Weisskopf Center, and Co-Clinical Director, University of Louisville Autism Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, and Adjunct Associate Research Professor, Occupational Therapy Education Program, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomchek
authors.affiliation: Kristie Patten Koenig, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA, is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York.
authors.forename: Kristie Patten
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.affiliation: Marian Arbesman, PhD, OTR/L, is Methodology Consultant, Evidence-Based Practice Project, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; President, ArbesIdeas, Inc., Williamsville, NY; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arbesman
authors.affiliation: Deborah Lieberman, MSHA, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Director, Evidence-Based Practice Project, and Staff Liaison to the Commission on Practice, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; dlieberman@aota.org.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D056344:Executive Function; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D017010:Reminder Systems; D058992:Social Participation; D066107:Social Skills