A quick note from the author: I’m an occupational therapist, and I also have ADHD myself, so I’m writing from both sides: the therapist who can help manage it, and the person who lives with it every day. This article will not only include the research but also things I’ve tried along the way, which […]
There are a lot of people who don’t know what occupational therapy is, but even fewer people know about the role of OT in mental health. But in fact, the profession of occupational therapy first came to be known within psychiatric hospitals. This is why the term occupational therapy contains the word occupation. Mental health […]
Unless you have a background in addressing mental illness, it’s common for occupational therapists to find the mental health field to be an intimidating realm of treatment, especially for US-based OTs where working in mental health settings is much less common. Those with a lack of familiarity with mental health as a whole tend to […]
Sensory processing disorder seems to be a buzz phrase or diagnosis at the moment. You may know it as sensory integration disorder. Many adult-based occupational therapists have heard about it, but may not be familiar with treating it. It is often a condition more associated with the pediatric community, and OTs working with the adult […]