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Barbara A. Smith. M.S., O.T.R.

Barbara A. Smith. M.S., O.T.R.

Barbara Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in English; a Master’s of Science from Tufts University’s Boston School of Occupational Therapy and is certified in Sensory Integration and Hippotherapy. She has decades of experience working with clients in varied settings. Her website, RecyclingOT.com, includes articles, videos, activity ideas as well as her presentation schedule.

Barbara Smith has also written "Still Giving Kisses: A Guide to Helping and Enjoying the Alzheimer’s Victim You Love" and "From Rattles to Writing: A Parent’s Guide to Hand Skills". Barbara is currently providing hippotherapy treatment to children through Ironstone Farm in Andover, MA.

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Innovative Interventions to Treat Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

4 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Innovative Interventions for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities provides insight into the impairments associated with the most common types of intellectual and developmental disabilities in adults including deficits in sensory motor, visual perceptual, and communication skills which impact every aspect of daily living. Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities also present with maladaptive behaviors such as agitation or self-injury which impacts safety and learning functional skills.