Supalak Khemthongศุภลักษณ์ เข็มทองMahidol University. Faculty of Physical Therapy2013-05-082018-10-292013-05-082018-10-292013-04-192008https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/32932Knowledge sharing with staffs of Thai Autistic Foundation and Military Horse Department. Meeting agenda. 12 December 2008 in Faculty of Physical Therapy Mahidol University Nakhon Pathom, ThailandObservation and buddy assessment had been introduced to military staffs while using a standard program of hippotherapy in twelve children with autism. The informal assessment form had been developed using a framework of program evaluation in occupational therapy. Three domains were included using a scale from 0 (no observable performance), 1 (least observable performance) to 10 (most observable performance): motor skills (3 items), processing skills (4 items), and communication skills (3 items). Scoring sheets came from two staffs per group session of hippotherapy was analyzed with a high intrareliability (ICC 2, 1 = 0.91). Repeated assessments were conducted after the 1st, 6th, and 12th session of hippotherapy (60 min per session, 2 sessions a week). The results showed a significant improvement of all domains after the 12th session of hippotherapy. The routine to research of program evaluation in occupational therapy highly contributed a beneficial process to a community model of using hippotherapy for autismengMahidol UniversityHippotherapyPerformance skillsAutismProceeding Abstract