Whether a child should receive Sensory Integration Therapy from an occupational therapist is often controversial, especially when requested at an IEP meeting as a related service. To address this issue, Susan N. Schriber Orloff, OTR/L provides perspective to understand what Sensory Integration Therapy can and cannot do.
Origins of Sensory Integration in Occupational Therapy Practice
By Susan N. Schriber Orloff, OTR/L
I get a lot of phone calls with parents asking, “Can you give my child sensory integration therapy, the teacher thinks he/she needs it?” The question never fails to take me off guard. Can I “provide it” yes, but when I say I need to evaluate the child first, parents hesitate: cost, time, “stress” on the child, and the like. Read more...
Autism, Developmental Disabilities, IEP, Learning Disabilities, learning problems, motor problems, occupational therapist, occupational therapy, Parenting, related services, Sensory integration therapy
From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
A Guest Post by
Barbara J. Morvay, MA
Retired Superintendent, Atlantic County (NJ) Special Services School District & Author of My Brother is Different
Since grief is usually associated with death, why do I mention it here?
Because many parents who have a child with disabilities grieve, especially when their child is young. Read more...
children with disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, disabilities, families, grief, grieving, Parenting, parents, stages of grief
From Reading and Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan & Dr. Howard Margolis
Autism: My Brother is Different
A Guest Post by
Barbara J. Morvay, MA
Retired Superintendent, Special Services School District (NJ)
Author, My Brother is Different
You can’t read a newspaper, watch television, or look at a magazine without coming across a story about autism. The cause of autism? The cure? No one knows. Is it scary? You bet! Read more...
asperger, asperger’s, asperger’s disorder, Autism, autism spectrum disorder, autistic, autistic disorder, child with autism, Developmental Disabilities, disabilities, families, Learning Disabilities, learning disability, Parenting, resilience, Resiliency, strengthening resiliency
In a previous post we argued that it’s “A Tough Time For Children And Adults With Disabilities.” Politicians are cutting critical services, using budget shortfalls as the excuse, when in many cases the underlying motivation is encased in political philosophy, opportunism, and the belief that people with disabilities and their families won’t or can’t effectively challenge the cuts. We recommended several action steps.
Action Steps
We suggested that people who care about children, youth, and adults with disabilities, any kind, should: Read more...
Advocacy, advocate, advocates, Developmental Disabilities, disabilities, disability, disability policy, Dyslexia, dyslexic, dyslexics, Learning Disabilities, learning disability, mental retardation, Parenting, policy, politics, Reading Disabilities, reading disability, reading problems, retardation
