A Survey of Occupational Therapy Services Provided for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Background: We examined the services provided to adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by occupational therapists across the United States. Method: This cross-sectional study used an online survey, with a combination of structured and open-ended questions, to collect data from a nonprobability sample. Descriptive, inferential, and nonparametric statistics were used to analyze data. Results: In our sample (N= 57), the majority of the participants spent less than half of their workweek intervening with the adult ASD population. Caregivers were instrumental in both referral and discharge, and Medicaid was the most common payer source. The Adult Sensory Profile was used by more than half of the participants and sensory integration was the most influential model underlying practice (77%). The participants advised new occupational therapists to pursue high quality continuing education courses and formal mentorship from senior colleagues. Conclusion: This study suggests that working with adults with ASD remains a niche area of practice. Further research is needed to examine the pathways to receiving occupational therapy for the adult ASD population

ScotMap : Participatory mapping of inshore fishing activity to inform marine spatial planning in Scotland

Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank all the fishermen interviewed who gave freely of their time, fisheries compliance staff, government scientists, contractors and fishing industry representatives for their heroic efforts conducting interviews. Furthermore, the authors would like to thank all the staff in Marine Scotland who staffed the data verification workshops. Lastly, the authors would also like to thank colleagues Gareth Jones, Robert Watret, and Liam Mason for their advice and support during the project. Marine Scotland has financially supported the data collection and conduct of research, as well as preparation and publishing of this article. The writing of this manuscript was also supported by the “Marine Collaboration Research Forum” writing retreat co-funded by Marine Scotland and the University of Aberdeen which took place in November 2015.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

“Second Tier Cool”: Residents’ Experiences of a Mid-Size City’s Gentrifying Downtown

Ubiquitous depictions of life in a big city evoke images of young professionals enjoying craft beers on patios, eating out at trendy bistro-lounges, and biking on dedicated cycling lanes to work.   Positive portrayals of downtown living in mid-size cities however, are much more uncommon, and there is little in the literature that discusses the revitalization of these smaller urban centres. This research begins to fill the gap by analyzing the gentrifying processes of mid-size cities’ downtowns, using the City of Kitchener, Ontario as a case study. Through observations, census data analysis, and interviews, the study addresses how residents’ experiences of the downtown reflect both the gentrification literature and Kitchener’s downtown plans. This research found that participants’ experiences of living in the core revealed the distinctive upgrading trajectory of this smaller city and reflected elements of Kitchener’s urbanity, the downtown’s decline, and its mid-size status

Dewisiadau dysgwyr: cynyddu'r niferoedd sy'n astudio trwy'r Gymraeg ac yn ddwyieithog mewn Addysg Bellach

Mae’r gwaith hwn yn ymchwilio i ddewisiadau ieithyddol dysgwyr Addysg Bellach. Er gwaethaf y cynnydd yn nifer y dysgwyr sy’n astudio trwy’r Gymraeg yn y sector statudol ac, yn fwy diweddar, yn y sector Addysg Uwch, nifer fach sy’n gwneud hynny yn y sector Addysg Bellach. Astudio’r rhesymau dros y bwlch hwn a chynnig argymhellion i wella’r sefyllfa yw bwriad y traethawd hwn. Mae astudiaeth o’r fath yn arbennig o bwysig yng nghyd-destun targed Llywodraeth Cymru o filiwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050, ac wrth ehangu cylch gwaith y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol i gynnwys y sector Addysg Bellach. Darpariaeth Gymraeg a dwyieithog mewn pynciau galwedigaethol yw’r ffocws, a’r berthynas rhwng darpariaeth a galw gan ddysgwyr. Cyfraniad gwreiddiol cyntaf y traethawd yw canfod y rhesymau pam y mae dysgwyr galwedigaethol yn astudio trwy’r Gymraeg neu’n ddwyieithog ar lefel Addysg Bellach, neu’n peidio â gwneud hynny. Y cyfraniad gwreiddiol pwysicaf yw’r dehongliad o sut y caiff y dewis o gyfrwng iaith darpariaeth ei gyflwyno i ddysgwyr. Dadansoddir effaith hyn ar eu dewisiadau, yng ngoleuni egwyddorion economeg ymddygiadol. Seilir yr ymchwil ar gyfweliadau lled-strwythuredig â staff mewn ysgolion a cholegau Addysg Bellach mewn pedair ardal wahanol ar draws Cymru. Cynhaliwyd hefyd grwpiau ffocws â disgyblion blwyddyn 11, a oedd yn gwneud penderfyniadau ynghylch eu Haddysg Bellach. Ymhlith y rhesymau allweddol a ganfuwyd yr oedd ffactorau economaidd, megis gwerth economaidd iaith yn y farchnad lafur a gwerth sgiliau dwyieithog. Canfuwyd hefyd ffactorau diwylliannol ac addysgol, megis canfyddiad o ddewis ‘naturiol.’ Dadleuir bod angen ymwrthod â disgwrs neoryddfrydol ‘galw’ a ‘dewis’ wrth gyflwyno cyfrwng iaith cwrs i ddysgwyr, er mwyn esgor ar y newidiadau sydd eu hangen i gynyddu nifer y dysgwyr yn astudio trwy’r Gymraeg ac yn ddwyieithog. Dadleuir dros gymhwyso egwyddorion newid ymddygiad trwy roi sylw i saernïo dewis. Un o’r prif argymhellion yw symud y pwyslais oddi ar roi’r dewis i ddysgwyr i ‘optio i mewn’ i ddarpariaeth Gymraeg neu ddwyieithog. Argymhellir rhagosod dysgwyr o ysgolion Cymraeg i ddarpariaeth Gymraeg neu ddwyieithog, â’r opsiwn i ‘optio allan’ os dymunant

Qubit Channels Can Require More Than Two Inputs to Achieve Capacity

We give examples of qubit channels that require three input states in order to achieve the Holevo capacity.Comment: RevTex, 5 page, 4 figures

The use of an unsupervised learning approach for characterizing latent behaviors in accelerometer data

Acknowledgments This project and the tags deployed on both seabird's species were fund by NERC (grant number NE/K007440/1), Marine Scotland Science and Seabird Tracking and Research (STAR) Project led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). We would like to thank Rob Hughes, Tessa Cole and Ruth Brown for helping in the data collection, the Bird Observatory of Fair Isle for supporting the fieldwork and the Marine Collaboration Research Forum (MarCRF).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Festival Participation, Inclusion and Poverty: An Exploratory Study

Music festivals (in the UK) have the potential to enhance the quality of life of attendees and participants, and therefore it might be argued they should be accessible to all. However, the barriers to participation that some may face when seeking to access and engage with festival experiences can often be attributed to the issue of marginalisation due to poverty. Utilising the three discourses of social inclusion put forward by Levitas as a framework, the study explores what UK music festival organisations are doing and could do to make their events more accessible to people living in poverty. Through an analysis of a series of festival websites and semi-structured interviews with festival organisers, some of the financial considerations that can influence participation and act as a barrier to making festivals an inclusive aspect of our cultural life were identified, and solutions were explored. The paper found that despite the social benefits of attending, those living in poverty have become an increasingly marginalised group of festival goers as a result of the disproportional rise in costs associated with attendance, which often goes beyond only the ticket price to include hidden extras. Whilst several festivals undertake outreach work and donate to charitable organisations, only a handful have specific initiatives that improve access for those living in poverty beyond spreading out the price of the ticket via instalments and volunteering opportunities. Findings suggest whilst many music festivals are starting to recognise the importance of the issue, few have specific initiatives but are willing to consider what they can do moving forward. Keywords: festivals; inclusivity; poverty; access; practice

The Lantern Vol. 53, No. 1, Fall 1986

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