Parkinson’s disease is a relatively simple neurodevelopmental disease, affecting individuals 3 – 12 years of age.   

A COTA has dark circles under eyes, and has short, thin sparse hair.  She is reminiscent of someone undergoing cancer treatment. She appears weak and frail.  The supervisor transfer her from inpatient acute care to ergo assessments. 

According to HomeFit there should have

A client with spastic cerebral palsy with significant synergy patterns has severe contractures and spinal deformities.  He is being fitted for a custom wheelchair with contoured seating and custom inputs.  This would be billed as

The client is medically fragile and cognitively impaired.  He needs to go to his ATP office for a new wheelchair assessment but he cannot independently go to the bus stop 1.5 miles from his home.  What should Orange County (OC) service the COTA recommend?

A client expresses a desire to play video games and perform work on the computer. He has spastic cerebral palsy. His hands are held in synergy patterns with limited functional movement secondary to primitive reflexes/obligatory movements, fluctuating tone.  What would be the best input choice?

An employer is allowed to target outreach to potential employees who are most likely to be able to physically perform a job.

A COTA is working with a developmentally delayed adult who uses a wheelchair to improve community mobility.  Which of the following occupational components are important to consider when training him to use public transportation  (choose 3)

A client with a T-1 spinal cord injury finds it difficult to grasp and eat with utensils. Which would be the best choice?

A client has rheumatoid arthritis and finds it uncomfortable to grasp his toothbrush.  Which would be the best choice?