Occupational Therapy Advice

Tomorrow, I will be heading to the National AOTA conference in Orlando, Florida, and I will be meeting my friends from college, Becky and Nirav (My OT study buddies!!! ) It is such an exciting time for me as a clinician to rejuvenate and refocus. The opportunities that I have to participate in include, but is not limited to the following: workshops, short courses, poster and research presentations. The information and the energy from my colleagues help to energize me, and I am encouraged to expand my thinking and practice as a clinician. Since I benefit so much from the conferences, I present to the OT/PT department to share the exciting information and/or research with them. As for you, my fellow bloggers, I will keep you up to date on my journey, so you too will benefit from my conference.

I just recently went on the AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association) website, and I wanted to post the podcast information about OT in Autism Intervention.

From the AOTA website. . .

AOTA is pleased to announce a new podcast series that features occupational therapists and their perspectives on consumer health topics. Helping people of all ages live life to its fullest—the goal of occupational therapy—is the fundamental purpose of this monthly series.

Each 15-minute podcast will address a different way in which occupational therapy helps people prevent—or live better after—illness, injury, or some form of disability.

Episode 7: Autism (April 2009)
Ellen Harrington-Kane, OT, MS, HSM, assistant vice president of autism and medical rehabilitation at Easter Seals, and Janie Scott, MA, OT/L, FAOTA, an occupational therapy and aging-in-place consultant and lecturer at Towson University, discuss the role of occupational therapy in autism intervention.

http://www.aota.org/Consumers/Podcasts.aspx#7

Let me know if this podcast was informative.

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Check it out, you and your child will have a blast??

Has anyone found any other websites that have great games??