INTRODUCTION: A constantly growing knowledge base is the fundamental requirement for any profession to survive in the ever-changing demands of the healthcare community. Early exposure to research and related activities is quintessential to developing a knack for research. AIM: To determine the attitudes, perspectives and barriers to research in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in undergraduate students. MATERIALS AND METHOD:  A survey-based study design was opted to carry out this research. An online survey was circulated among 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students and interns of various physiotherapy and occupational therapy colleges in India. A Likert type scale and percentage analysis was used to infer results. RESULT: A total of 145 responses were received where students from all the years participated equally. Although most students had a positive attitude towards research, they had not been involved in any research activity. The students found research relevant to their lives, however, they felt conducting research is a challenging undertaking. Despite their desire to do research and their belief that there is a demand for researchers in the allied health field, the students were unable to participate in research due to a variety of hurdles identified in the study. The challenges identified, from major to minor were universities prioritising education over research, a lack of enthusiasm for research, a lack of funding at universities, poor infrastructure, a lack of supervisors, insufficient training, and lastly a lack of interest and good proposals. CONCLUSION: The majority of students believed that research is valuable to their future careers. They had an optimistic outlook towards research. It identifies the major impediment, which is universities' lack of emphasis on research activity at the undergraduate level among other typical roadblocks must be overcome to ensure a desirable outcome.

<p>Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by insufficiency in social communication and social interaction skills and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. The aim of this research was to analyze empirical studies on inclusion of children with Autism in India over the past 20 years and then propose recommendations for future research. A systematic process was used to conduct the review which included identifying the data source, assessing the quality of our studies, and drawing analysis of our findings. The result included different stakeholder’s perspectives which were parents and teachers. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0986/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Background: The word messy is often given negative meanings and calling an important aspect of play 'messy' can lead to it being undervalued. Messy play involve children using all their senses in the process of exploration especially the sense of touch offering children plenty of opportunity to mould and manipulate materials not having a focus on making or producing something. Objectives: To explore the perception of parents in regard to messy play questionnaire filled by Occupational Therapist who works with Parents of children having Autism Spectrum Disorder. Study Design: Survey method Methods: 30 Occupational Therapist who are working in an Early Intervention Centre across Delhi, have filled a questionnaire about “Perception of Parents about Messy Play in Sensory Based Programs”. The questionnaire was created using Google form and its reliability and validity was tested. Results: The results of the study suggest that parents use messy play during sensory based intervention in home programs occasionally.70 percent of parents suggest using other sensory based equipment’s in comparison to messy play. 80.7 percent of the Occupational Therapist feels that only some of the parents actually do the activities related to messy play. Conclusion: This study shows that Messy play though the cheapest form of intervention with most wide used possibilities of exploration is still not preferred by many parents. Despite all the contributions messy play can make to children's learning and development there does seem to be a reluctance to promote messy play in the home based settings, neglect of such play may be connected with other people's anxieties about children making a mess and its associations with words such as muddled, confused and shambolic. This has led to this type of play being seen as unimportant and undervalued.