“Love is the basis of everything." - Susan Cherian-Joseph OT Reg. (Ont.) The pandemic has taught us a lot about trauma. It used to be just a concept that we throw around here and there, a buzzword that may or may not hold weight for some people. But recent global events have left the majority of the human population with at least some form of trauma, but there are others who have experienced it more adversely than others. And as trauma-informed clinicians, we now have an even deeper understa...
“Interoception transformed my life both personally and professionally." - Susan Cherian-Joseph OT Reg.(Ont.) Listening to your body is often a difficult process. It's much harder for most of us and someone especially who is Autistic to express what they’re feeling on a day-to-day basis. As we dive deeper we introduce Interoception, the eighth sensory system that helps us understand the way our body tells us what it wants us to notice. In this episode, we have a special guest: Dr. Kelly ...
It’s so key for any kind of therapy or treatment to be personalized, patient-centered and goal-driven. - Susan Joseph Autism is a beautiful spectrum. Unfortunately, there is still a huge gap between awareness and understanding, at least the kind of understanding that betters the situation and provides a supportive and nurturing community. I’m truly blessed to have this week a fine practitioner and colleague in the Occupational Therapy space but also a dear friend and fellow advocate. Mo...
Battles and Blessings is a Canadian Occupational Therapy Podcast hosted by Susan Cherian-Joseph OT Reg. Ont., who is an OT and an Autism mom. The podcast has been launched to expand conversations between professionals and parents who work and support Autistics and the Neurodivergent community. At OT4Kidz, the mission is knowledge translation to professionals such as Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Educators, Child and Youth Workers, and Social workers as wel...