How can we make our learners with autism feel included? Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs someone’s ability to communicate and interact. Oftentimes, there are many social cues that are given off when an individual has this disability. For example, learners/students with autism often have a hard time making friends, working on group projects,…

Test anxiety is a combination of physical symptoms and emotional reactions that interfere with your ability to perform well on tests. Our counseling team has put together a lesson for our learners who struggle with test anxiety to use as a tool to better prepare themselves for testing. Click here to check it out. 

April is Occupational Therapy Month, and we want to recognize and celebrate the wonderful OTs here at iLEAD! Our Occupational Therapists and COTAs help many of our learners to participate in daily life activities to fulfill their role as a learner. Many of our OT sessions focus on academics, social participation, self-care skills, work skills…

I am a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. I graduated from Stanbridge University, where I did my last fieldwork rotation in a school-based setting and that’s when I knew where I wanted to be. I fell in love with working with students and being a part of a team of providers that work together to advocate…