R250 Rifton Adaptive Desk

A collaborative team approach is best practice in a school-based setting for students with disabilities. Educators, classroom staff, related service providers like speech, OT, and PT, families and the students themselves are all valuable…

When I first graduated in 1984 and worked with children in the schools, physical therapists typically did not work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Physical therapy goals in the school-based practice setting can focus on a variety of areas, including: participation (student’s involvement in a life situation), activity (student’s execution of a task or action) and…