Examining the clinical utility of the Occupational Therapy Observation Tool–Adjustment Support Details (OTOT‐ASD): Experiences of paediatric occupational therapists

Occupational therapists test the skills of children who have autism to determine their strengths, challenges and to help choose the best strategies to use. Adjustments to testing are often needed for autistic students, as they can make errors when they feel stressed by being tested. Behaviour during testing can also cause poor results that do not show what the student is truly capable of doing. The researchers trained six therapists to use a form called the OTOT-ASD when completing tests. The form is used rate the behaviours and factors seen while testing. The therapists were asked to rate how useful the tool was. They also commented on ways to improve it and what things they consider important when deciding which tools to use.