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Ep. 44 AOTA Children & Youth Conference Recap

Ep. 44 AOTA Children & Youth Conference Recap

Update: 2025-12-17
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Michele and Lacy recap the AOTA Children & Youth Conference where they presented on sleep interventions, hard conversations with families, and community-based fieldwork. They share the hottest topics in pediatric OT—parent collaboration, mental health strategies, handwriting, and more—plus the conversations and products that made this conference memorable.

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Ep. 44 AOTA Children & Youth Conference Recap

Ep. 44 AOTA Children & Youth Conference Recap

Michele Alaniz & Lacy Wright