Occupational Therapy
This type of therapy helps people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities
What is occupational therapy (OT)?
ABA stands for this
What is Applied Behavioral Analysis?
Hearing loss, cleft lip/palate, and dysphagia are common diagnoses treated by this type of therapy
What is speech therapy (ST)?
Therapy that is concerned with maximizing quality of life through identifying and addressing mobility, strength, and coordination deficits
What is physical therapy (PT)?
3 reasons / indicators for occupational therapy
What are physical disabilities, neurologic disorders, genetic syndromes, ASDs, ADHD, developmental delays, learning disabilities, feeding difficulties, visual issues, sensory processing and modulation disorders?
3 types of behaviors / diagnoses that can benefit from ABA
What are autism (ASD), ADHD, conduct disorder, bipolar discorder, intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant?
Type of therapy used to assess, diagnose and treat patients with various communication and/or swalliowng disorders
What is speech therapy (ST)?
3 common PT diagnoses
What are spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, brain injury, down's, developmental delay, respiratory disease, cardiac disease, spina bifida, autism, muscular dystrophy, genetic disorders?
3 things occupational therapy can improve
What are fine motor skills, sensory processing & modulation skills, self care skills / ADLs, attention deficits, behavior concerns, visual motor/visual perception skills/ muscular issues/abnormalities/weakness?
You cannot say use this when discussing ABA referral with doctor
What is patient's name?
Three types of people involved in speech therapy
Who are SLP (speech language pathologist), SLP-A (speech pathology assistant), and CL (clinical fellow)?
3 benefits of making physical therapy part of the home health plan
What are independence, improved quality of life, improve endurance, decrease recurrent hospitalizations, support nursing goals, educate caregivers?
4 potential referral sources for ABA
What are pediatrician offices, developmental pediatricians, MCO & insurance lists, community events, internet ads, Autism Speaks, and school districts?
4 common diagnoses treated with speech therapy
What are hearing loss, failure to thrive, developmental delay, dysphagia, cerebral palsy, autism, cleft lip/palates, down syndrome, g-tube patients, respiratory failure, tracheostomies, traumatic brain injury?
Two types of people involved in providing physical therapy
Who are physical therapists and physical therapist assistants?
ASD stands for this
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
4 areas of speech therapy
What are language, articulation (speech), swallowing and eating, fluency (rhythm of speech / stuttering), voice (use of vocal cords), expressive language?
3 types of PT treatments
What are gait training, modalities such as ice/estim/taping/heat/ultrasound, manual therapy such as join mobilizations/massage, therapeutic exercises such as passive and active range of motion/strengthening/stretching, balance and coordination training?