April is National Occupational Therapy Month

April is National OT Month – a big thank you to all of the OT’s and OTA’s that are daily improving the lives of others! Take a few minutes to celebrate this month with some of the ideas below.  You can also visit  Advance Magazine’s  7  Ways to...

Light It Up Blue for Autism!

Today is the 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day! In order to commemorate Autism awareness, Autism Speaks created the “Light It Up Blue” campaign in 2010.  Last year more than 3,000 buildings and landmarks in over 50 countries on 6 continents turned...

Living with Pompe’s Disease

Originally posted by Barbara Garrett, PT, NCS, Amanda Rafel, OTR/L, and Jenette Centeno, RN, for Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners on December 4, 2012 Imagine being told that the increasing weakness in your legs and shortness of breath is the result of a...