Evidence Connection articles provide a clinical application of systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA’s) Evidence-Based Practice Program. In this Evidence Connection article, I describe a case report of a young child receiving early intervention services and outline the occupational therapy evaluation and intervention processes for supporting this child’s activities of daily living in the home and early childhood education setting. Findings from the systematic reviews on this topic were published in the March/April 2020 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and in AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Early Childhood: Birth–5 Years. Each article in this series summarizes the evidence from the published reviews on a given topic and presents an application of the evidence to a related clinical case. Evidence Connection articles illustrate how the research evidence from the reviews can be used to inform and guide clinical decision making.

Date Presented 04/23/21 This poster presents the findings of a structured review of the published literature examining sensory interventions for children in early intervention. Participants will gain an understanding of evidence surrounding intervention approaches for children birth–3 years with sensory processing difficulties. Intervention approaches reviewed include parent-mediated methods, weighted vests, single-modal and multimodal sensory-based strategies, and Qigong Sensory Training. Primary Author and Speaker: Elsa Froelicher Additional Authors and Speakers: Sharon Medina, Consuelo Kreider