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Mobility Independence: Walkers, Wheelchairs, and Navigation Skills
Lifestyle > Independence

Mobility Independence: Walkers, Wheelchairs, and Navigation Skills

By Nora Bloom
...that builds confidence, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills in progressively complex environments....builds confidence, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills in progressively complex environments. Choosing...confidence, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills in progressively complex environments. Choosing...
Social Skills Groups That Use Art Therapy
Lifestyle > Art

Social Skills Groups That Use Art Therapy

By Gregory Simmons
...to happen naturally. Social skills like turn-taking, collaboration,...turn-taking, collaboration, and problem-solving aren't taught in isolation...collaboration, and problem-solving aren't taught in isolation...conversation-based social skills group. How It Builds Social...group. How It Builds Social Skills....
Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills
Lifestyle > Art

Art in Occupational Therapy: How OTs Use Creative Work to Build Motor Skills

By Gregory Simmons
...art activities to build fine motor skills, hand strength, and bilateral coordination...Occupational therapy addresses functional skills needed for daily living. Art activities...executive function (planning, sequencing, problem-solving). What a Session Looks Like....function (planning, sequencing, problem-solving). What a Session Looks Like. A typical...
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Skills for Workplace Success
Career > Skills Training

Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Skills for Workplace Success

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...supposed to "problem-solve."...required skill. But what...of soft skills, not technical...technical skills. Problem-solving...skills. Problem-solving...Problem-solving sits at...practice. What Problem-Solving...Problem-Solving Is. Problem-solving...Problem-Solving Is. Problem-solving...Problem-solving isn't a...the actual problem is. The...print. Is the problem that it's...way. One problem gets fixed...
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
Career > Skills Training

Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...to know is this: the skills and the services are there....structured, one-on-one skill-building program that...teaches route planning, problem-solving, safety awareness,...route planning, problem-solving, safety awareness, and...and unexpected delays Problem-solving: what to do when...unexpected delays Problem-solving: what to do when the bus...
Teamwork and Collaboration Skills Training for Autistic Adults
Career > Skills Training

Teamwork and Collaboration Skills Training for Autistic Adults

By Dr. Mia Wilson
...the work. The technical skills aren't the issue. But...collaborative projects, and group problem-solving sessions feel...projects, and group problem-solving sessions feel like navigating...group dynamics. Teamwork skills aren't innate. They're...to build collaboration skills that work with your neurology,...group work as explicit skills. Turn-taking in meetings....
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
Career > Finding Jobs

Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers

By Oliver Bennett
...taught yourself skills online, or coordinated...a blank. The skills are there. The...Transferable Skills Assessment Means....Transferable skills assessment is...project management, problem-solving, and communication...management, problem-solving, and communication...done, naming the skills those activities...Start with a Skills Inventory. List...Self-directed learning or skill development Community...
Workplace Readiness Skills: Soft Skills Employers Want
Career > Finding Jobs

Workplace Readiness Skills: Soft Skills Employers Want

By Oliver Bennett
...based on soft skills, and that...readiness skills are the interpersonal...management, problem-solving,...management, problem-solving, and professionalism....learnable skills, with structured...Weight Soft Skills Heavily....rated soft skills as equally...technical skills when hiring....Technical skills can be trained...job. Soft skills predict whether...strong soft skills can offset...Readiness Skills Employers...
Supported Employment Services: Job Coaching and Placement Assistance
Career > Finding Jobs

Supported Employment Services: Job Coaching and Placement Assistance

By Oliver Bennett
...on-the-job training and problem-solving. Placement assistance...training and problem-solving. Placement assistance...support that adjusts as skills develop, not sheltered...placement matches a person's skills and preferences to available...long-term check-ins and problem-solving after initial...check-ins and problem-solving after initial training...
Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets
Career > Advancement

Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...professional life. That's a skill set. The question...The gap isn't your skills. It's the translation....Disability-Derived Skills Go Unrecognized. Hiring...accommodation needs as problem-solving experience....accommodation needs as problem-solving experience. But the...project management skills. You've done the work....Your Transferable Skills. Start with the systems...
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
Education > Other

Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability

By Liam Fitzgerald
...show up in verbal reasoning, math, visual-spatial skills, creative thinking, or specific subject domains....with executive function might excel at abstract problem-solving. The child with autism might have encyclopedic...executive function might excel at abstract problem-solving. The child with autism might have encyclopedic...
The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents
Health > Diagnosis

The Neuropsychological Evaluation: A Complete Guide for Parents

By Daniel Evans
...information. It tests memory, attention, problem-solving, language, and motor skills...It tests memory, attention, problem-solving, language, and motor skills through...problem-solving, language, and motor skills through standardized tasks. The resulting...math facts but struggles with word problems may have language processing challenges....

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