The CO-OP Approach: A transdiagnostic perspective.

This commentary is on the original article by Kangarani‐Farahani et al. on pages 216–222 of this issue.

Effectiveness of CO-OP group intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder: single-case experimental design study protocol.

Introduction: With the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach, children with developmental coordination disorder learn to use a problem-solving strategy to deal with their motor difficulties and perform daily activities of their choice. Therapists use guided discovery to enable children to find their own solutions. Although CO-OP is recommended in a group setting, studies are needed to support its effectiveness.

Exploring Therapeutic Relationships in Pediatric Occupational Therapy: A Meta-Ethnography.

Developing strong therapeutic relationships with families is a crucial aspect of pediatric occupational therapy. However, building such relationships is complex as they involve multiple directions of interaction. To provide a thorough interpretation of children's, caregivers', and occupational therapists' experience of the therapeutic relationship.

Effectiveness of CO-OP Approach for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To examine the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).

Data Sources: Selected articles published between January 2001 and September 2020 and listed in CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO on the EBSCO platform, or found searching with Scopus, Google Scholar, OTseekern Central Register of Controlled Trials in the Cochrane Library, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Turning Research into Practice, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. An update was performed in March 2022.

Research and knowledge transfer priorities in developmental coordination disorder: Results from consultations with multiple stakeholders.

Background: Priority-setting is a way to focus research and knowledge translation (KT) efforts for community-based research partnerships (CBRP).

Objective: To identify the developmental coordination disorder (DCD) research and KT priorities of stakeholders in Quebec, Canada, and their perceptions regarding the implementation of a CBRP.

Design: An advisory committee oversaw the research process including an online survey and four community forums.

A description of teachers' approach to handwriting instruction in primary schools.

Background.: When handwriting becomes a significant obstacle to children's academic success, occupational therapists are routinely asked to intervene. At times, therapists wonder whether teachers' instructional approaches have a role to play in explaining children's handwriting challenges.

Impact of task difficulty and motor ability on visual-motor task performance of children with and without developmental coordination disorder.

Introduction: Given the well-acknowledged visual-motor difficulties of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), it is surprising to find few research studies systematically exploring their visual-motor task performance.

Objective: To describe the impact of task difficulty and motor ability on visual-motor task performance in children with and without DCD.

Methods: Twenty-four children (8years 11months to 12years 11months) were recruited: 12 children with DCD, 12 children developing typically with regards to their motor skills.

Exploring the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions, other than the sensory integration approach, with children and adolescents experiencing difficulty processing and integrating sensory information.

This literature review was completed as part of the Evidence-Based Literature Review Project of the American Occupational Therapy Association to explore the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions with children and adolescents experiencing difficulty processing and integrating sensory information. This part of the review focused on interventions other than the sensory integration approach. Twenty articles (reporting on 21 studies) met the inclusion criteria.

Developmental coordination disorder: exploration of a cerebellar hypothesis.

This study explored the hypothesis of a specific cerebellar dysfunction in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): motor adaptation. The performance of a group of children with DCD (3 girls and 6 boys) was compared to that of a control group (5 girls and 6 boys) on a measure of motor adaptation, the prism adaptation test (PAT). Children were between 6 years 11 months and 11 years 10 months of age.

Developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia): an overview of the state of the art.

A large number of school-aged children present with motor-based performance problems that have significant negative effects on their ability to participate fully in the daily activities of home, school, and play. These children have a neurodevelopmental disorder most commonly known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD). These children are frequently brought to the attention of the family doctor and referred to health care professionals in search of answers and services.