Occupational Therapy’s Impact on Emotional Regulation, Self -Efficacy and Therapeutic Alliance Among Children with Autism

Abstract

The goal of occupational therapy (OT) is to assist people of all ages in becoming more independent and in their capacity to engage in various everyday activities, or “occupations.” Activities linked to work or school, leisure activities, and self-care (such as eating, washing, and dressing) may all be included in these professions. This intervention hasn’t been explored in depth especially with regards to checking its usefulness in helping children with autism. This study examines the impact of occupational therapy (OT) interventions on a range of psychological factors in youngsters who lie on the spectrum of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study looks at changes in expressive suppression, cognitive appraisal, therapeutic alliance, and perceived self-efficacy after occupational therapy sessions using a pre-post test design. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests and mean rank comparisons were utilized to examine the data. The findings show a significant post-intervention improvement in every indicator that was examined.