This article reports on the use of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) within a community paediatric occupational therapy service. The AMPS is a widely used observational assessment of functional ability for people from 3 years of age. There is extensive evidence of its validity and reliability, but there has been little published on its clinical use with children. This article describes the application of the AMPS as the first part of an audit in a service to children over a period of 15 months. The clinical utility of the AMPS is discussed.
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