Two Sides of the Spectrum

Trauma Sensitive OT Practices with Elizabeth Sherman

Episode Summary

Elizabeth is an autistic adult and licensed occupational therapist who specializes in trauma-sensitive practices. Listen in to this episode as we explore the relationship between autism and trauma and dive into specific trauma-sensitive practices we can all implement in our work.

Episode Notes

Elizabeth is an autistic adult and licensed occupational therapist who specializes in trauma-sensitive practices. Elizabeth is a lifelong learner with an innovative OT practice informed by so many areas of study.  Listen in to this episode as we explore:

- Why trauma-sensitive practices are essential for our work with autistic people

- What Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive yoga is, and how Elizabeth uses it her work

- Concrete, easy-to-apply trauma sensitive practices we can all start implementing right away

- How mutual aid and autistic community can (and should!) play into our work with families

- Elizabeth’s simple but profound takeaway for OTs (hint: it’s not that we should be doing more in our sessions)