The Inquisitive OT

Author: The Inquisitive OT

  • Let’s talk about emotional regulation.

    It’s no secret that there is a huge increase in the number of new clients coming into outpatient pediatric clinics with emotional regulation concerns. Like I’ve mentioned before, every single child on the “incoming patient” list at my clinic is coming in for emotional regulation. Of course I ask, “Why…

  • So……….what is OT??

    So…….what is OT?? It’s a question we’re used to getting from non-OTs, but I see an increasing number of OTs asking this as well. I’m going to give you my thoughts, and you can give me yours, and maybe just maybe we can definitively answer this question. I bet an…

  • Untapped Potential in Pediatric OT

    We’re back! Finally…after a very busy February and March at work, we are back. I want to speak on something that I think about often, which is the route we as pediatric occupational therapists could be taking our practices. The title “untapped” potential is a little misleading, since I do…

  • Private peds OT clinics…like a new fad??

    I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but private pediatric OT clinics seem to be popping up everywhere! Like dandelions in the spring! Pop! Pop! Pop!  Now typically these clinics don’t just have OT, of course. They also offer speech and PT, a perfect trifecta to fix your kid! I…

  • Some things that I believe…

    Hello and welcome to the Inquisitive OT! This is my first blog post, so I thought I would start out by sharing a little more of what I’m about, what I question in our field, what I stand for, etc. I feel like my mind is always buzzing, and I’m…