In occupational therapy, there are many ways to use motivating technology to address specific fine motor, sensory processing and sensory-motor skills. Here is a parent’s guide to apps and game systems that will keep children entertained while also assisting in their development. iPads & Tablets Games such as Temple Runand Fruit Ninja help with visual [...]
Many individuals with a disability require services like occupational, speech, or physical therapy as part of an ongoing treatment plan. Insurance companies are often required to cover these services; however it was not always clear how those services should be treated with respect to co-pays. Is therapy grouped with primary care or as a specialty? [...]
By Lauren Turner Six years ago, I set out for a college internship at a clinic for special needs children. I did not know it then, but it was this internship would turn out to be a defining moment that would change my life forever. Each child I met during the course of time I [...]
