Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. The Occupational Interview for Adolescents: Strengths, Difficulties, and Resources was developed for understanding the occupational strengths and difficulties of adolescents and their attributions of successes and difficulties. Typical adolescents described themselves as having difficulties in leisure, education, and self-care. The results of the study point to a need for occupational health promotion programs for typical adolescents. Primary Author and Speaker: Miri Tal-Saban Additional Authors and Speakers: Adina Maeir

Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. OT programs include practice education that is a vital aspect of professional practice preparation. The Community–Academia Student Tutoring (CAST) program was developed to enhance OT students’ perceived readiness for their practice placement. The results of the study revealed that the CAST is a useful model of a prefieldwork program for fostering students’ feelings of competency and readiness for their practice placement. Primary Author and Speaker: Miri Tal-Saban Additional Authors and Speakers: Naomi Weintraub

Date Presented 03/27/20 OT programs include clinical practice as a vital aspect of preparation for professional practice. The CAST program was developed to enhance OT students’ perceived readiness for their practice placement. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the CAST program as a useful prefieldwork program for fostering students’ feelings of competency and readiness for their practice placements. Primary Author and Speaker: Miri Tal-Saban Contributing Authors: Naomi Weintraub

Date Presented 03/26/20 Adults with DCD only or DCD with co-occurrence reported significantly lower success in past (late adolescent) social relationships, compared to typically developing adults. Yet in adulthood, the DCD-only group did not differ significantly from the typically developing group in social relationships. Adults with DCD appear to have more positive social experiences than they did in adolescence. The results suggest a unique contribution of different patterns of neurodevelopmental co-occurrence with DCD in adulthood. Primary Author and Speaker: Miri Tal-Saban Contributing Authors: Amanda Kirby

OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to conduct a broad in-depth examination of the relationship between developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and use of executive strategies, daily life activities, emotional state, and internal factors attributed to success. METHOD. We used a large randomized cohort of young adults. Structural equation modeling was performed to test both the direct effects and the mediated effects of the independent variable (probable DCD) on dependent variables (executive functions, academic and nonacademic activities, emotional state, and attribution to success). RESULTS. Probable DCD had a direct and significant effect on all variables. Motor coordination impairments directly affected daily function in nonacademic and academic abilities and resulted in decreased use of executive strategies. Likewise, all the indirect effects hypothesized in the model were found to be significant. CONCLUSION. The model revealed the direct and indirect influences of probable DCD on a range of functions, with far-reaching clinical implications.

Date Presented 4/8/2016 The results of the current study indicated that young adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) continue to report decreased participation and reduce quality of life (QOL). Participation and QOL should be addressed in assessment and treatment of young adults with DCD. Primary Author and Speaker: Miri Tal-Saban Contributing Authors: Asher Ornoy, Shula Parush

We conducted a longitudinal study to assess the continuing influence of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) on quality of life and participation. Ninety-six participants (25 in the DCD group, 30 in the borderline group, and 41 in the control group) ages 22–29 yr who had been screened for DCD 3–4 yr previously completed the Participation in Every Day Activities of Life, the Life-Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL–BREF) instrument. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant between-groups difference, F(7, 95) = 2.89, p = .001, η = 0.173, and post hoc analyses revealed that participants in the DCD and borderline groups scored lower overall on participation, quality of life, and life satisfaction. Linear regression found the Psychological Health domain of the WHOQOL–BREF to be a significant predictor of life satisfaction (B = 0.533; p = .001).

OBJECTIVE. This article describes the development of a brief, ecologically valid, self-report questionnaire, the Adolescents and Adults Coordination Questionnaire (AAC–Q), used to identify developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in adolescents and adults. METHOD. The AAC–Q was completed by 28 adolescents and adults with suspected DCD ages 16–35 yr (mean [M] age = 21.18 yr) and 28 peers without DCD (M age = 27.64 yr). Cutoff scores for suspected DCD were established using data from a sample of 2,379 participants ages 19–25 yr (M age = 20.68 yr). RESULTS. Reliability of the AAC–Q was determined using Cronbach’s α (α = .88) and test–retest reliability (r = .94, p < .001). Independent-sample t tests to assess construct validity revealed significant differences between participants with and without DCD, t(27) = 9.37, p < .001. CONCLUSION. The AAC–Q is a standardized, reliable, and valid tool with potential for both research and clinical use.