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PURPOSE. To describe parents' concerns and hopes for their children who would be
receiving occupational therapy using a sensory integration approach. METHOD.
Content analysis of 275 parental responses to three open-ended questions on
developmental-sensory history intake forms. FINDINGS. Parents' descriptions of
why they sought for their children were categorized into four overarching
concerns about their children's challenges: self-regulation, interacting with
peers, participating in skilled motor activities, and self-confidence. Parents
often linked these concerns together, revealing explanatory models of how they
make sense of potential relationships among their children's challenges and how
these challenges affect occupational performance. Parents hoped occupational
therapy would help their children develop self-understanding and frustration
tolerance to self-regulate their behavior in socially acceptable ways.
IMPLICATIONS. Assessment and intervention should explicitly focus on links among
self-regulation, social participation, skills, and perceived competence to
address parents' expectations.
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