Topic areas from qualitative data at Time 1 and Time 2
| Topic area 1 “engaging and motivating” | |
| Time 1 | Time 2 |
| “Difficulties with engagement, shared attention, motivation for functional tasks” OT1 | “AA is difficult to implement with more complex cases which make up the majority of my caseload” OT1 |
| “Trying to motivate and support regulation in a setting that may be unfamiliar to the child is really hard” OT2 | “Looking at engaging and highly motivating toys that hook the child in and using these to build rapport” OT2 |
| “Trying to understand what they are motivated by and the types of tools and activities that they enjoy engaging in” OT5 | “Definitely see a huge difference in terms of engaging autistic children since I started AA. For younger children at times trying to gain their attention can be difficult if dysregulated” OT5 |
| “Finding the motivators is a challenge” OT6 | “After using AA in practice, it has informed and enhanced my approach to sessions. It is now one of my go-to tools” OT6 |
| Topic area 2 “Strategies used in intervention” | |
| Time 1 | Time 2 |
| “Preferred activities, sensory play, Zones of Regulation” OT2 | “I am using visually attractive items and preparing any adults in the room to help support me during AA sessions” OT2 |
| “I use visuals which I find often help transitions from one activity to another and helps hold attention. I also use sensory input, changing tone of voice, dimming the lights in the room” OT3 | “Since doing the training, I’m relying more heavily on visual items which is working very well. A lot of my clients aren’t ready for AA yet, but I think using this technique in the future would be very beneficial” OT3 |
| “I am DIR floor time trained, so I use this model and their preference for play”. OT4 *Developmental individual differences and relationship-based model (DIR) | “I use DIR and now I use AA in a school setting with teachers and support staff. I also plan to introduce it with families” OT4 |
| “Finding what interests and bringing that into sessions” OT5 | “I have found AA brilliant in establishing attention. I still use visual and timers but to gain intrinsic motivation. I find AA the best tool I have tried” OT5 |
| Time 1 | Time 2 |
| “Difficulties with engagement, shared attention, motivation for functional tasks” OT1 | “AA is difficult to implement with more complex cases which make up the majority of my caseload” OT1 |
| “Trying to motivate and support regulation in a setting that may be unfamiliar to the child is really hard” | “Looking at engaging and highly motivating toys that hook the child in and using these to build rapport” |
| “Trying to understand what they are motivated by and the types of tools and activities that they enjoy engaging in” OT5 | “Definitely see a huge difference in terms of engaging autistic children since I started AA. For younger children at times trying to gain their attention can be difficult if dysregulated” OT5 |
| “Finding the motivators is a challenge” OT6 | “After using AA in practice, it has informed and enhanced my approach to sessions. It is now one of my go-to tools” OT6 |
| Time 1 | Time 2 |
| “Preferred activities, sensory play, Zones of Regulation” OT2 | “I am using visually attractive items and preparing any adults in the room to help support me during AA sessions” OT2 |
| “I use visuals which I find often help transitions from one activity to another and helps hold attention. I also use sensory input, changing tone of voice, dimming the lights in the room” OT3 | “Since doing the training, I’m relying more heavily on visual items which is working very well. A lot of my clients aren’t ready for AA yet, but I think using this technique in the future would be very beneficial” OT3 |
| “I am DIR floor time trained, so I use this model and their preference for play”. OT4 | “I use DIR and now I use AA in a school setting with teachers and support staff. I also plan to introduce it with families” OT4 |
| “Finding what interests and bringing that into sessions” OT5 | “I have found AA brilliant in establishing attention. I still use visual and timers but to gain intrinsic motivation. I find AA the best tool I have tried” OT5 |
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