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Sarah
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February 6, 2026
Essentially addressed "therapeutic use of self" as a NDA "agent of change". How to conceptualize (frame of reference), implement, integrate and document this very critical contemporary yet historic role of OT's. Anchored in best practice evidenced based research. What an achievement! very grateful!
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Sally
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January 26, 2026
Excellent information provided in a clear manner
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Gina
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December 31, 2025
As a therapist who works with a neurodiverse population and as a mom to an autistic son, I appreciate the neuroaffirming movement. Virginia did an excellent job guiding us, older therapists, to rethink what we know and how we interact with our clients. I would love to sit and chat with her one day to continue my education, as these two courses have just scratched the surface. I also would love it if she could work with our son!
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Beth
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November 10, 2025
very thorough
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Member
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October 29, 2025
Great information
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Member
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October 17, 2025
Very informative with great explanations and examples.
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Emily
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October 6, 2025
I really appreciated this course.
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Alesia
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August 27, 2025
I enjoyed parts 1 and 2 of this course. Thank you.
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Regina
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August 21, 2025
I would love to find part 1?
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Gwendolyn
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August 12, 2025
I found it to be very validating for my style and for the needs of the children and families I serve. I hope Dr. Spielman's ways of looking at things becomes more commonplace in schools, homes, and the community.
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Lisa
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August 8, 2025
The course provided good insight on how to communicate effectively with neurodivergent individuals and how to apply the best practice concepts when interacting with them.
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Deborah
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August 2, 2025
Very stimulating and thought provoking presentation that will have a significant impact on my practice
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Paula
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July 31, 2025
She is a very strong speaker who inspires me to be the best OT I can be to my students!
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Member
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July 30, 2025
Dr. Spielmann always does a great job presenting information. I will take any course she has due to this great skill of hers.
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Member
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June 25, 2025
The strong sense of justice conveyed by Dr. Spielman
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Member
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June 4, 2025
The presentation provided an excellent mindset for working with clients at their level and reflecting their needs when setting goals.
by
Member
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May 18, 2025
practical suggestions
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Member
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May 6, 2025
The answers are at the end of the body of the text, which I have issue with.
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Member
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April 29, 2025
practical ways to be an advocate (ie. language in documentation, goal setting)
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Nancy
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April 28, 2025
Virginia's courses are outstanding in every way. I look forward to them always, and I would never tire of them.I hope she adds more in the future. The material is current, provocative and inspiring for improving OT practice. The presentation is outstanding. Can't say enough positive statements about her as an educator.
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Natalie
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April 25, 2025
The information presented I had heard before so this course was a good refresher course for me to recall the information presented and to be able to apply it to my daily practice in my current employment setting.
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Member
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April 19, 2025
she was awesome
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Member
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April 16, 2025
Great information in a very clear presentation. Excellent goal examples.
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Member
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April 11, 2025
This course was excellent because of the content provided.
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Member
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March 31, 2025
Neurodiversity affirming goal setting was useful information for me
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Stephen
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March 29, 2025
Captures the nuance the topic deserves while presenting clear strategies to apply the theoretical to practical.
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Catrina
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March 29, 2025
The instructor was passionate and gave many relevant examples on how to be affirming with neurodiverse clients, and how to reshape our own thinking.
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Laura
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March 27, 2025
This course helped me grow beyond my previous beliefs about the best way to use therapy to help meet communication needs of people with autism.
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Karen
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March 24, 2025
Great and interesting topic that was well explained by the speaker. Highlighted the importance of the subject matter and how it can affect our approach to delivering a successful outcome during treatment.
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Lisa
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March 24, 2025
I love being able to empower our clients! Great inservice.
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Member
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March 24, 2025
It was nice to learn more about this topic. I would have liked more applicable, examples of these concepts used in treatment intervention.
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Hannah
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March 19, 2025
Excellent communication style. I wish she had given more examples of goal writing.
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Member
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March 18, 2025
It was very informative.
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Nataly
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March 13, 2025
Love the message, really hope all therapist become aware of this and really start advocating for their clients.
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Member
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March 7, 2025
the way she framed neurodivergency has really opened my eyes. thank you for this course!
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Daniel
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March 7, 2025
Emphasis on the respect for the neurodivergent person
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Member
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March 3, 2025
straightforward
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Michael
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February 27, 2025
Content and presentation are top-notch
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Member
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February 23, 2025
Great!
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Member
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February 10, 2025
The speaker was succinct and informative.
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Bridget
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February 1, 2025
I liked all of the examples that were provided. They helped create a better understanding of the concepts.
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Elena
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January 25, 2025
Better in site on subject at hand
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Member
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January 24, 2025
visual diagrams
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Katie
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January 21, 2025
Virginia is always engaging and does an excellent job making content relevant and factual. She does a great job relating content to real life and a broad spectrum of practices within the pediatric realm.
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Rebecca
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January 16, 2025
Excellent topic and presenter. So important for everyone in our field to be trained on nueorodiversity affirming care!
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Member
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January 14, 2025
easy to follow
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Member
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January 13, 2025
Had a lot of good information and examples.
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Member
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January 6, 2025
This course challenges the learner to consider making a paradigm shift in thinking and the ways in which we deliver services, write goals and generally speak about the neurodivergent individuals.
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Joanne
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January 4, 2025
Speaker is very knowledgeable and I totally agree with accepting and supporting neurodivergent individuals. As an OT, I have found myself educating many staff members regarding acceptance not changing or fixing individuals. Great course!
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Member
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January 2, 2025
No comment.
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Member
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December 27, 2024
Condensed but detailed information
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Member
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December 26, 2024
This is all the information I know already and for me common sense knowledge.
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Keith
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December 22, 2024
Very informative and well organized.
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Member
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December 12, 2024
Easy to read and understand
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Elizabeth
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December 11, 2024
This is by far one of the best speakers I have ever heard. While understanding the limitations out of our control as OTP's operating within the school or medical (or other system), she is SO GOOD at calling us on the carpet with what we can do to be more competent, effective, and steps to take within our approach and documentation to support our clients and be more client centered. I know she has another course on OT.com and I'm going to find it right now!
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Member
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November 29, 2024
very interesting and informative
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Member
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November 27, 2024
interesting topic!
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Member
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November 13, 2024
neuro affirming language
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Johanna
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November 13, 2024
I absolutely loved this course. It confirmed many of my core beleifs regarding the population of neurodiverse/neurodivergent students. It caused me to consider advocating more strongly for more collaborative goal setting that meets these students where they are. I enjoyed sharing some of this information with my fellow therapists, including speech and PT.
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Member
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November 5, 2024
Enjoyed learning about strategies geared towards inclusiveness in various contexts.
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Elizabeth
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November 5, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed the definitions and clear explanations of techniques to be used.
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Member
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November 3, 2024
The presenter is very passionate about sharing this information and about bringing awareness to this topic.
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Member
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October 25, 2024
I loved the references cited.
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Member
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October 24, 2024
The questions seemed a bit too simple, but otherwise material was presented well.
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Member
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October 23, 2024
Easy to understand
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Tara
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October 2, 2024
I soo needed this course. Such an amazing presenter. Thank you.
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Robin
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October 1, 2024
Nice brush up!
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Kala
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October 1, 2024
The presenter was energetic and knew a lot. She also explained things in a way that was very easy to digest and understand.
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Meredith
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September 24, 2024
I like getting goal examples
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Hunter
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September 24, 2024
Another great course on such an important topic! I thoroughly enjoyed this and felt it will be a great tool to think back on as I continue working within the pediatric setting.
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Elizabeth
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September 10, 2024
The presenter was knowledgeable and advocated for the client with respect to therapy.
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Charley
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September 10, 2024
I always enjoy this presenter. So important to make sure we as OTs are always advocating for our clients best interests and I believe this is essentially the driving principle of neurodiversity affirming practice.
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Member
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September 1, 2024
Presenter was very knowledgeable on up to date practice.
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Member
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August 31, 2024
Interesting and informative material in a well structured manner.
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Dawn
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August 30, 2024
life times of information passionately and clearly presented in one hour. Please know my deep gratitude for your authentic, passionate sharing and caring, innate awareness, wisdom, and compassion, your knowledge and experiences, for your boundless being.
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Nathan
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August 27, 2024
The presenter offers such a fresh perspective and empowering content that goes against the grain of typical ways of treatment and practice.
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Pam
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August 24, 2024
Great topicGreat speaker
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Member
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August 21, 2024
Great information and education on neuro-affirming care as an OT.
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Mary
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August 19, 2024
Appreciated this course. Would you be able to do more topics regarding Early Intervention and neurodiverse affirming practices?
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Member
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August 15, 2024
Great course
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karin
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August 9, 2024
I loved the EMBRACE explanation
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bari
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August 7, 2024
Excellent speaker!
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Tamra
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August 5, 2024
It was very thorough and included a variety of situations. It also outlined how a practitioner can be more sympathetic and aware of the needs of the client with autism and how the practitioner can assist them to be more self-advocating.
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Amanda
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July 31, 2024
The presenter was good at the use of her powerpoint and was able to give good examples.
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Maureen
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July 26, 2024
Excellent! This course covers moderately detailed information related to engaging in an occupational therapy practice that is reflective of a Neurodiversity paradigm.
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Member
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July 26, 2024
That we have to accept, to honor the neurodiversity and not try to change the person.
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Member
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July 25, 2024
I had trouble understanding what the presenter was talking about. Maybe more examples would help.
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Heather
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July 24, 2024
new/updated research and language
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Kathleen
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July 24, 2024
Engaging style. Passionate and articulate.
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Member
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July 23, 2024
A different look at practice
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Member
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July 22, 2024
Great course and much needed! Thanks!
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Member
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July 20, 2024
The instructor
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Ansley
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July 19, 2024
Good topic.
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Member
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July 19, 2024
information presented was very applicable to practice
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Member
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July 16, 2024
Such an important topic we need to continue learning about!
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Jane
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July 15, 2024
outlined to understanding
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Member
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July 15, 2024
I wanted to learn more about this subject to increase my knowledge and skills at work.
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Member
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July 12, 2024
I really en joyed how the information was broken down it was easy to understand and learn.
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Florian
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July 12, 2024
Engaging speaker, good examples, detailed written info! Loved the mouth words :)
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Rebecca
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July 12, 2024
The course was clear and covered a lot of aspects of ND affirming approaches that directly affect professionals. I appreciated the emphasis on goal-writing and documentation as critical areas of affirming care for our clients!
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