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The Evolution Of Language And Perception Of Disability In Occupational Therapy, Kathryn M. Loukas
The Evolution Of Language And Perception Of Disability In Occupational Therapy, Kathryn M. Loukas
Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications
How do occupational therapy practitioners refer to the persons they serve, and how do these terms reflect our perception of disability as a profession? In the hospital or medical model, we call these persons patients; in the community we referred to them as clients; in the marketplace, they may be called consumers. Children serviced through the schools often are called students, and persons in long-term care may be called residents. However, most of the individuals we serve carry a diagnostic label that makes them eligible for services and defines the work of therapy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], …
Implications Of Sensory Defensiveness In A College Population, Mary-Ellen Johnson, Rebecca Irving
Implications Of Sensory Defensiveness In A College Population, Mary-Ellen Johnson, Rebecca Irving
Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications
Sensory defensiveness is an inappropriate and exaggerated response to a typically harmless sensory stimulus (Kinnealey & Oliver, 2002). For persons with sensory defensiveness, sensory stimuli can elicit avoidance, increased arousal, and fight-or-flight behaviors. Some specific behaviors noted in persons with severe sensory defensiveness include crying, screaming, or lashing out from light touch; running away from touch; gagging or vomiting in response to certain food textures; hyperactivity in response to loud noises or bright lights; and extreme reactions to sound stimuli, such as fire alarms or vacuum cleaners. Unexpected and unpredictable stimuli are most likely to cause a reaction, and behavioral …