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The study was to determine the emotional response among autism and typically developing children in Malaysia. 50 autism and 50 typically developing children with age ranged 8 to 12 years old were participated in this study. The emotional response measured by Mood and Feelings Questionnaire Short (MFQS) - parent version. The descriptive data and Independent T-Test had shown that there was a significant difference in emotional response between autism and typically. The study concluded emotional response shown a difference between autism and typically developing children. Future research needs to develop the intervention on an emotional response to enhancing the quality of life among autism.

The purpose of this study was determine the level of occupational performance (self-care and non-self-care) and satisfaction of lower limb amputation with using different assistive devices. This study based on the survey of 35 subjects, which used different assistive devices; prosthetics, wheelchairs, axilla crutches and walking frame while performing major functional activities. This study used questionnaire from Participation Survey-Mobility Version 2 (PARTS-Mv2) for independent measure level of the amputees. The finding shows there was significant difference in occupational performance role and satisfaction among younger age lower limb amputees with different adaptive devices usage.

This study determined the effect of Occupational Performance Imitation Intervention (OPII) on three imitation learning among autism using a case series design. Six children with autism participated in this study with aged between four to six and half years. These children randomly divided into three groups. In each group received different types of stimulation, which included visual imitation, auditory imitation and visuoauditory imitation. Total 15 weeks of a programme conducted with one week of a pre-test, ten weeks of intervention and follow-up conducted after three weeks of post intervention. The finding indicates all three groups showed improvements in after received OPII. In future need to examine the well-designed study with larger sample size.

Twenty children with autism (4 to 9 years 6-month-old) participated in this study. All the participants tested with Developmental Test of Visual Perception: Second Edition, Motor Imitation Assessment, unstructured Motor Imitation Assessment and School Functional Assessment (SFA). The result revealed that school function of autistic children has a significant relationship with their visual perception and imitation performance. About fifteen components of SFA had relationship with visual perception subtest in Motor Reduced Visual Perceptions (visual motor integration r = 0.462) and for the imitation task (unstructured gesture imitation r = 0.472 and unstructured object imitation r = 0. 559).