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Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Samantha, your 5-year-old kindergarten student with autism, has begun to receive in-home applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy from a private provider. Her mother has requested to decrease her school attendance to half days, so she can receive the ABA therapy. The school district has agreed to her request. How does your OT department instruct you to respond to this situation?
  1. You are told to do nothing.
  2. You are told to contact the in-home therapist and make recommendations for skills that can be addressed through in-home therapy.
  3. You are told to contact the provider and express your concerns regarding your student’s school attendance.
  4. You are told to dismiss Samantha from OT because the in-home therapy will address the skills you were working toward.
Explanation
Answer: B. You are told to contact the in-home therapist and make recommendations for skills that can be addressed through in-home therapy. ABA therapy is not the same as OT, and your student would still need to receive services from you. The in-home therapist working with Samantha will apply ABA therapy to all of her ADLs and would appreciate recommendations from you regarding what skill areas to address.
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