There are many different methods of therapy that can be useful for helping children cope with the symptoms of autism. Since there are different types of autism and a wide variety of environments that autistic children may be raised in, it’s a good idea to figure out which type of therapy will best suit the child in question.
Occupational therapy is one of the most common and most useful treatments for autism. We sat down with O.T. provider Kendra Garcia to talk about what that first occupational therapy session looks like, and how OT is used to treat autism.
Top 5 Sports for Autism
Sport and autism is a tough one.
Our son John who is on the autism spectrum loves swimming but find taking part in organised games at school difficult. But it is important as a way of providing OT for children on the autism spectrum. You can read up about it here. With the importance of proprioception as an issue for autistic people them this article may be of interest!
Anyhow I found this video of great use and she shares some great tips on what sports work best for member of the autism community!
Pretty much everyone in the autism community have come into contact with an occupational therapist at some point. But what is occupational therapy?
As my son has a session in his ResourceBase once a week I thought it would be great to share this infographic with you.
John is help with using cutlery and most specially with his handwriting. But other children are given support with posture and movement in general.
We would be very interested to hear from people in the autism community about their experiences with OT. So please do feel free to share in the comments section below!
Occupational therapy
You can find the original here.
We have been asked to help Jamesdean Visley a student at Huntington University find parents of children with ASD to take part in a survey.
Huntington University – Autism Research
Our goal is to bridge the gap between occupational therapy services received in the clinic to continuing those activities at home. We hope to gain an understanding of what aspects of occupational therapy education parents find effective, and what changes they would like to see happen. We greatly appreciate your time in taking this brief survey, and encourage you to forward to any other families that have children with ASD who are receiving occupational therapy services.
The link is below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/caregiversperspectivesonOTprogramsforASD