VOTC Evidence Bytes: Adulthood Manifestation of Autism Spectrum Disorder

This article discusses the clinical manifestation of a 21-year old adult in India who was diagnosed with autism to identify the symptoms that persists into adulthood and review the outcome. Severe abnormalities in the area of social interaction, fewer interests, stereotyped behaviours, and the need for constant supervision in activities of daily living characterize adulthood of severe cases of autism with delayed language acquisition and poor cognitive abilities. This article lends information to the conversation of ‘How can occupational therapists help adults with ASD’?

http://medind.nic.in/daa/t08/i2/daat08i2p238.pdf

Occupational Therapy Workforce in India

What's the average salary range of full-time OT practitioners in India? Does gender, job title, level of OT education, practice area, years of experience, and geographical region influence compensation received by OT practitioners in India?

http://www.ijotonweb.org/article.asp?issn=0445-7706;year=2019;volume=51;issue=2;spage=45;epage=51;aulast=Mani

VOTC Newsletter - Issue 118

Autism Corner: Why Should Occupational Therapists Must Develop a Comprehensive Understanding of the Complex Nature of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Read More To validate school based practice, Indian OTs must work with the school administration to develop a framework to guide and regulate the practice within that setting. Read More Disability News Top trains may get coaches only for women, disabled Ludhiana: Election commission launches mobile app for differ ..  For him, disability no block to scoring big  TN govt urged to hold training programme on disabled rights

VOTC Evidence Bytes: Health conducive self-care practices - Rural population differ from urban population in Northern India

Rural population differ from urban population with regards to health conducive self-care practices and elderly/child care. Both rural and urban population (nearly 3/4th) favor consulting quacks, faith healers, and indigenous practitioners. As self-care behaviors and caring for family members fall under the occupational therapy (OT) domain of practice, from the OT standpoint, how are we (OT practitioners in India) going to address these issues?

http://medind.nic.in/daa/t07/i1/daat07i1p46.pdf