What is occupational therapy? An expert answers this important question — and shares how OT can help your child with autism. When parents seek out support for their child with autism, sometimes ...

Children learn and develop through play. A child’s job is to have fun and develop basic self care, motor and developmental skills. Therapeutic play for special kids Occupational therapy is a fun, ...

Occupational therapists focus on enabling people to do what they want and need to do in their everyday lives. Some people use the abbreviation OT for occupational therapy. In this article, we explain ...

Physical therapy and occupational therapy are two types of rehabilitative care. The goal of rehabilitative care is to improve or prevent the worsening of your condition or quality of life due to an ...

Occupational therapy (OT) helps you regain your ability to perform daily tasks and live independently. OTs create personalized plans to help improve your physical, emotional, and social needs. An OT ...

Jill Pellettieri’s recent Washingtonian article “Should You Send Your Kids to Occupational Therapy?,” which ran in our February 2016 print issue with the headline “How to Hold a Pencil: And Other ...

Occupational therapists are licensed health care professionals who help people find ways to do daily activities that they need or want to do. While the word "occupation" usually means a job or ...

Occupational therapists (OTs) and physical therapists (PTs) work to improve people's lives. The fields are related and have many similarities, but they are different in focus and scope. Many people ...

Below is a listing of the courses required in the OTD program. The three-year curriculum is rigorous but there are numerous student supports built into the program to make sure you have the best ...

Occupational therapists may also work as consultants and researchers, help designers who make assistive devices, or advise organizations on accessibility and workplace design. A master's in ...