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We are pleased to share that AOTA member Debi Hinerfeld, OTR/L, was profiled in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on January 18. A link to the entire article is below. Please join us in congratulating her for this wonderful piece that increases awareness about the occupational therapy profession. http...

A story about an occupational therapist and her family struggling to make ends meet aired on NBC's The Today Show. A link to the video clip appears below. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28994581#28994581

An article appeared on Examiner.com about occupational therapy and autism. A link to the entire article is below. http://www.examiner.com/x-2195-Autism-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Occupational-therapy-autism-and-tactics-of-selfregulation

Begin planning your National School Backpack Awareness Day (September 16) with the Event Planning Toolkit now posted online at www.aota.org/backpack . This year we have expanded our focus to include ergonomic strategies for purses, briefcases and suitcases. Once you've downloaded the materials...

Good for you Lisa, the number of people suffering from backpain is understated. It's important to educate children as early as possible on the merits of good posture while sitting and standing and also strengthening the core muscle groups to prevent future spinal curvatures which lead to back pain...

Each year, National School Backpack Awareness Day takes place on the third Wednesday of September. Backpack Day is a great opportunity to showcase occupational therapy services in your community. In the past, AOTA has encouraged members to host backpack weighing events at local schools. This year, however...

The U.S. Supreme Court will deliberate over the summer about whether or not it will hear Jacob Winkelman, et al., v. Parma City School District , a case about the right of a child with autism to receive occupational therapy services in a public school system. This case addresses the...

Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach, 3 rd Edition Edited by Heather Miller Kuhanek, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Renee Watling, PhD, OTR/L Various reports in the national media have focused on a potentially significant rise in the incidence of autism during the past decade. As such,...

Hello! Our survey is about effective occupational therapy interventions for learning disabilities . We are five occupational therapy students at Milligan College, and are researching what learning disability interventions are known and used by currently practicing occupational therapists. Part...

I am getting ready to be an OT Consultant for a Non Profit that treats children on the spectrum. The organization is implementing a new model that will be more team based as you mentioned above, allowing everyone who works with the child implement goals pertaining to OT will applying ABA principals....

AOTA has a lot of resources for practitioners and consumers about autism and sensory integration. The newest resource is a series of slideshows featuring occupational therapy practitioners working with individuals with autism in a variety of settings. The slideshows' inspiring pictures...

I am excited to have found this group. It looks like there are quite a few members... I hope I can get some input from each of you! Our hospital has recently converted to a Level 3 NICU. Therapy is just now obtaining a presence in our NICU but we still have a long way to go. For the most part, we...

Hello everyone! I am on my last course for my Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy, Health Promotion and Wellness, at Boston University's Online Post-Professional MSOT Program. I am urging everyone to participate in this survey to assess the need for occupational therapy services in...

Does any one know of occupational therapists who work with the mental health population in a prison setting? Please help!