I was saddened to learn recently  of the death of an icon in the world of OT. Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA passed away peacefully at her home on February 24th after a long illness.  I did not have the privilege of knowing her personally, but she certainly had an influence on my life as a peds OT with a love for all things SI.  An ...

In last month's blog, I reviewed the discussion from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) regarding the news tagline that ''Sensory Integration Therapies Lack Evidence''.  Basically the AAP put up a caution flag about research on SI therapy being ''limited and inconclusive.''  I stated a reminder that we all need to continuously ...

A few months back I wrote a blog entitled What Do You Have in Your Therapy Bag? In it, I listed my top 6 favorite things that I always like to have on hand as a clinic and school based therapist. I recently came across Abby's blog and see that she her own spin on this topic as well. Check out her suggestions with a tagline she calls ...

Once again Occupational Therapy has made the top career list for 2009.  Yay us!!!   There is even mention of how Occupational Therapists are now being used as consultants for building developers.  We've come a long way baby!! The article reports that the majority of OT's work in hospitals and home health care companies and ...