Autism & DD at School; OT to the Rescue

Autism & DD at School; OT to the Rescue

 By Angela R. Baker, Christina Bell

Welcome to Autism & DD at School; OT to the Rescue Occupational Therapists: This book includes a no-nonsense screening tool, the Baker-Bell Occupational Therapy Screening (BBOTS), as well as low-prep, highly engaging treatment ideas related to school-based occupation. We have opted to keep the nitty-gritty details to a minimum for two reasons. First, we want you to be able to tote this fabulous, featherlight book with you as you trudge from school to school (to school, to school, etc.), without being ergonomically compromised. Second, and more importantly, we respect your creativity, charisma and clinical reasoning as an occupational therapist. It is your expertise and therapeutic use of self that make your therapy successful, fun, and functional. We hope that these ideas work as well for you as they have for us. Teachers: It's true, this book was written by therapists, for therapists, but we know that you are a highly-qualified educator and are constantly in pursuit of innovative curricular activities. Use this book with students of all abilities to infuse new and exciting programming into your current lesson plans. We hope that our ideas enhance your ongoing efforts to close achievement gaps. Parents: We hope that you and your child enjoy the activities in this book. We applaud your efforts to assist your child in making developmental progress. Feel free to adapt these activities for the best possible fit to your family's needs.

About the Author

Angela R. Baker, MA, OTR/L, CTRS and Christina Bell, MA, OTR/L are respected pediatric occupational therapists working in schools and other community settings. Both graduated from the University of Southern California, the nation's number one ranked occupational therapy program.

Teachers and parents appreciate the new energy and ideas they introduce in their day-to-day treatments. After collaborating for over five years, they are now sharing these ideas with the growing community interested in autism and developmental disability.

Paperback: 84 pages

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC (July 7, 2007)