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This systematic review examined the literature published from January 2006 to
April 2013 related to the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents to improve
parental stress and self-efficacy, coping, and resilience and family
participation in daily life and routines. From the 4,457 abstracts, 34 articles
were selected that matched the inclusion criteria. The results were mixed and
somewhat inconclusive because this body of literature is in its infancy. Studies
of children with ASD do not routinely measure parental and family outcomes.
Recommendations include an emphasis on family measures other than parental stress
and a greater focus on measures of parental and family functioning in all future
studies of pediatric interventions to more fully understand the impact of
interventions in a wider context.
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