With the rise of autism and the promotions to increase autism awareness, April is a pretty full month. However, autism shares April with occupational therapy, and the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) lovingly calls...
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A while ago I posted about my daughter, Little Miss Adorable’s newest words and our struggles in Speech and Language Therapy.
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Occupational therapy’s purpose is to assist clients so they can participate in activities of daily life. Pediatric occupational therapists work in a variety of settings and within various systems. Some examples include: pediatric intensive care...
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Occupational Therapy’s purpose is to assist clients so they can participate in activities of daily life. Pediatric occupational therapists work in a variety of set- tings and within various systems. Some examples include: pediatric intensive care...
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No one was more surprised than Randy Burklund, owner of Kinderlift, that a ski vest designed to keep kids safe on the slopes would find a market in the special needs community. Kinderlift was created by a mother whose son fell off a ski lift when...
MoreCan Occupational Therapy Help Your Child?
Most people are unaware of what occupational therapists do and are surprised to learn that many of them work with children. It helps to think about the “occupations” of a child’s life: play, school, and self-help skills. If a child is struggling...
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