Letter: Adults with autism must be a focus
Grim news regarding the prevalence of autism continues to make big headlines ["Keep effort going to unravel autism," Editorial, April 2]. It is jarring and heartbreaking.However, we must remember that autism is not specifically a childhood disorder. My 1
Study: OT, Yoga are Keys to Combating PTSD
Occupational therapy with a focus on yoga could hold the key to reducing the occurrence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A study to be published this month in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy provides evidence that using sensory-enha
Yoga for Children with ADHD and Autism in Clearwater
I now have new ways to work with a child who had been labeled as dysfunctional, and they are all working! Shakta Kaur Khalsa, yoga teacher and founder of Radiant Child Yoga Program, and Allison Morgan, Occupational Therapist, will co-lead a weekend train
Supreme Court Says NO to IDEA Case
In the special education case, Compton Unified School District v. Addison (Case No. 10-886), the justices had asked the U.S. solicitor general's office for its views last April on a question under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: whether a parent may bring a claim in a due-process hearing that a district violated the law's "child-find" provision.
Genetics 101 Part 4: What is phenotype?
Discover how your observable traits, or phenotypes, are the result of interactions between your genes and environment.
Information Commonly Unreported in Intervention Effectiveness Studies
Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, is Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, and Associate Professor, Columbia University, Programs in Occupational Therapy, New York; ajoteditor{at}aota.org Susan L. Murphy, ScD, OTR/L, is Assistant
Occupational and Physical Therapy Collaboration
"Occupational therapists and physical therapists function in slightly differing roles depending upon whether services are performed in a clinical or educational setting," explains Samuel Merritt University adjunct instructor Robin Wu, OTR/L. "Other than having an extra set of hands, co-treats cut down on overall treatment time and offer patients a more all-inclusive approach to therapy." According to Samuel Merritt University faculty in the Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs, collaboration between occupational and physical therapists in both the educational and clinical settings ensures high quality and comprehensive care, and contributes to program planning. Collaboration between the various disciplines
Handwriting and Autism
New Study Affirms Handwriting Problems Affect Children with Autism into the Teenage Years Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute have found that handwriting problems exhibited by children with autism tend to continue when these children become teenagers. In 2009, the first research study examining the quality of handwriting in children with autism was conducted and discovered that level of motor skills predicted handwriting problems. The new research reveals that, like younger children with autism those aged 12 to 16 also have handwriting problems when compared to normally developing teenagers. In teenagers with autism, however, perceptual reasoning, or the ability