Thanks for that. For OTs, as I mentioned earlier, the approach will be the same. It's looking at what a person needs, wants and has to do in their daily life and overcoming some of those barriers. When we're looking at working with people with autism, primarily children but also adults with autism, we're looking at development. We're working through developmentally appropriate goals related to the occupations or the activities of that individual.
For children, we're looking at goals related to play, their socialization and social interaction skills. From a cognitive perspective, it's attention, motor skills and self-care. Again, it's considering the personal goals and interests.
Like other health care professionals, we start with assessment and evaluation. Then we provide activity-based interventions through direct treatment and in consultation, especially when it comes to children, with their families. If the kids are in school, we're working with their educators as well as any caregivers. This could be in the areas of physical needs, sensory processing and emotional health in all environments.
With that population, we also work around transitions, when individuals are moving from one developmental milestone to another, such as going from elementary school to high school, or from high school transitioning to living independently, into the workforce or into post-secondary education.