School OT thoughts

There is often confusion or lack of clarity as to the difference between school-based and community-based occupational and physical therapy services.  Parents, administrators, physicians, school personnel, and even therapists may benefit from clarification of these two different roles.  Knowledge of the responsibilities of therapists in each setting can help guide decision making, help determine what [...]

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          Are you looking for current curriculum based data on handwriting?  Check out AIMSWeb® Growth Table for Total Words Written.  This source provides multi-year aggregate data with norms for grades 1 through 8 at fall, winter, and spring assessment periods.  Students are asked to write spontaneously for 3 minutes.  The student’s score is determined by [...]

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      While following a trail of blog links I came across an article posted on the AOTA website entitled “Everything You Should Know About Ergonomics and Youths, But Were Afraid to Ask“.  Most of us think of ergonomics as an area addressing injury prevention in the workplace; “designing the work environment or conditions to prevent injury and promote [...]

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     After several hours spent searching for other blogs written by OT’s or about occupational therapy I had given up all hope of finding anything remotely related.  I thought that my goal of finding something out there addressing school-based OT practice was truly a lost cause.  I then, coincidentally, read an article in the January [...]

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While reading through the August 2006 issue of “S.I.Focus” magazine I happened across a fascinating column written by an 18 year old young man who lives in the Chicago area.  He has high-functioning autism and writes in response to questions posed to him by readers.    This particular question related to his experiences with sensory processing and [...]

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Hello to everyone in the blogosphere!  I’ve finally mustered the courage to take my first step into this new arena.  My hope is that this format will provide the opportunity to share thoughts related to the practice of school based Occupational Therapy with colleagues and any other interested individual.  I have a lot to learn about [...]

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