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Investigating the Effect of Early Period Occupational Therapy Intervention on Autism Risk and Sensory Reactivity in Children at Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study

Şeyma İşbilir Erdoğan(Mersin Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0002-7943-3559
Mustafa Cemali(TRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-7823-6628
Aynur Ayşe Karaduman(LOKMAN HEKİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-6252-1934
Pages
459–465
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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Considering all the results, we foresee that the use of occupational therapy intervention in children at risk of ASD would be beneficial.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Our study aims to investigate the effect of early occupational therapy intervention on autism risk and sensory reactivity in children at risk of autism.
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Key Findings & Data:A 25-month-old girl with ASD risk was included in the study.
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⚙️Variables:ergoterapi · erken müdahale · otizm

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Our study aims to investigate the effect of early occupational therapy intervention on autism risk and sensory reactivity in children at risk of autism. A 25-month-old girl with ASD risk was included in the study. A total of 24 sessions of intervention were applied. The Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile-2 was used for evaluating sensory reactivity before and after the intervention, and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) was used to determine autism risk. According to the M-CHAT results, child scored 13/23 points before the intervention, placing her in the autism risk group. After the intervention, she scored 1/23 points, indicating that the autism risk had diminished. According to the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile results, after the intervention, the possible range of difference from typical performance to probable difference has shifted from touch, movement, and oral sensory processing processes to definite difference to probable difference range in auditory processing. Occupational therapy intervention has been found effective in eliminating autism risks, increasing eye contact, joint attention, social communication, and interaction. Additionally, it has been found to have positive effect on sensory reactivity. Considering all the results, we foresee that the use of occupational therapy intervention in children at risk of ASD would be beneficial.

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Çalışmamızın amacı otizm riski olan çocukta erken dönem ergoterapi müdahalesinin otizm riski ve duyusal reaktivite üzerine etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmaya OSB riski olan 25 aylık kız çocuk dahil edilmiştir. Toplam 24 seanslık müdahale uygulanmıştır. Müdahale öncesi ve sonrası duyusal reaktivitenin değerlendirilmesinde Bebeklik Çağı Duyu Profili 2, otizm riskini belirlemek için Değiştirilmiş Çocukluk Otizmi Tarama Ölçeği (M-CHAT) kullanılmıştır. M-CHAT Sonuçlarına göre müdahale öncesi 13/23 puan alarak Otizm riski grubunda yer almaktadır. Müdahale sonrasında 1/23 puan alarak otizm riskinin oradan kalktığı gözlemlenmiştir. Bebeklik çağı duyu profili sonucuna göre dokunma, hareket, oral duyusal işlemleme süreçlerinde uygulanan müdahale sonrasında muhtemel fark aralığından tipik performans; işitsel süreçte kesin farktan muhtemel fark aralığına geçmiştir. Ergoterapi müdahalesi otizm risklerinin ortadan kalkmasında, göz temasını, ortak dikkati, sosyal iletişim ve etkileşimi arttırmada, etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca duyusal reaktivite üzerinde pozitif etkisi olduğu bulunmuştur. Tüm sonuçlar göz önüne alındığında ergoterapi müdahalesinin OSB riski olan çocuklarda kullanılmasının faydalı olacağını ön görmekteyiz.

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Erdoğan, Ş. İ., Cemali, M., Karaduman, A. A. (2025). Investigating the Effect of Early Period Occupational Therapy Intervention on Autism Risk and Sensory Reactivity in Children at Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study. Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 459–465. https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1555748

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