Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez is an occupational therapist and educator working to promote an intentional identity-first approach to autism and OT. In this episode Sarah shares how we can promote positive identity development for our autistic clients.
Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez is an occupational therapist and educator working to promote an intentional identity-first approach to autism and OT. Listen in to the episode as we dive deep into:
- Why we should be focused on the development of positive identity for our autistic clients, and what might be getting in our way
- Concrete strategies we can use to help our clients flourish, inspired by the occupational science philosophy of doing, being, belonging, and becoming
- Sarah’s powerful message to parents of newly diagnosed autistic children