Table 2. Percent Having Received Service Based on Age at Interview.
| Therapeutic Intervention | Total Sample 0-60+ mos n=70 |
Early Intervention 0-35 mos n=54 |
Preschool 36-59 mos n= 56 |
School-aged 60 + mos n=25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n and % of category endorsing each therapeutic intervention | ||||
| Traditional therapies | ||||
| Occupational Therapy |
n=50 (71.4%) |
n=41 (75.9%) |
n=40 (71.4%) |
n=18 (72.0%) |
| Physical Therapy |
n=16 (22.9%) |
n=14 (25.9%) |
n=14 (25.0%) |
n= 6 (24.0%) |
| Speech-language therapy |
n=64 (91.4%) |
n=48 (88.9%) |
n=52 (92.9%) |
n=25 (100.0%) |
| Sensory-based therapies | ||||
| Any SI (including SI in traditional therapies%) |
n=47 (67.1%) |
n=40 (74.1%) |
n=35 (62.5%) |
n=13 (52.0%) |
| Classic SI |
n= 4 (5.7%) |
n= 4 (7.4%) |
n= 3 (5.4%) |
n= 1 (4.0%) |
| Sensory Diet |
n= 9 (12.9%) |
n= 9 (16.7%) |
n= 8 (14.3%) |
n= 3 (12.0%) |
| Auditory Integration |
n=4 (5.7%) |
n= 4 (7.4%) |
n= 3 (5.4%) |
n= 2 (8.0%) |
| Alternative: biological | ||||
| Vitamins |
n=23 (32.9%) |
n=19 (35.2%) |
n=20 (35.7%) |
n= 8 (32.0%) |
| Gluten/Casein free |
n=21 (30.0%) |
n=18 (33.3%) |
n=16 (28.6%) |
n= 7 (28.0%) |
| Other biological* |
n= 1 (1.4%) |
n= 1 (1.9%) |
n= 1 (1.8%) |
n= 1 (4.0%) |
|
Alternative: non-biological |
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| Aquatic | n= 2 (2.9%) |
n= 2 (3.7%) |
n= 1 (1.8%) |
n= 1 (4.0%) |
| Hippotherapy |
n= 7 (10.0%) |
n=4 (7.4%) |
n= 7 (12.5%) |
n= 5 (20.0%) |
| Cranial-sacral |
n= 3 (4.3%) |
n= 3 (5.6%) |
n= 3 (5.4%) |
n= 2 (8.0%) |
| Music |
n= 2 (2.9%) |
n= 2 (3.7%) |
n= 1 (1.8%) |
n= 1 (4.0%) |
| Hug |
n= 1 (1.4%) |
n=1 (1.9%) |
n= 1 (1.8%) |
n= 0 (0.0%) |
| Other non-biological** |
n=4 (5.7%) |
n =3 (5.6%) |
n= 4 (7.1%) |
n= 1 (4.0%) |
*
other biological = chelation,
**
other nonbiological= play therapy, social skills, aural polarization