Weighted Items and Autism Ranking:

History

According to Olson and Moulton (2004), the use of weighted items as a supplement to occupational therapy grew out of the work of therapists (such as Ayres, Baranek and Dunn) who were using a sensory integration theoretical and treatment framework in the 1980s and 1990s.  

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

31 May 2018

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01 Jun 2024