Transforming your Knowledge of Self-Regulation: Understand the Diagnosis and Neuroscience of Children with ASD, ADHD, & Sensory Processing Disorder

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Contact Hours

3 Hours
$69

Course Description

This course is designed to establish or deepen your understanding of self-regulation and co-regulation. The course will also provide you with the most recent statistics, criteria, and characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). You will learn about the assessments and diagnostic tools, as well as intervention teams and supports available to this population. This course also provides a foundation of knowledge about neuroscience and its relationship to self-regulation and co-regulation. Recent studies and research show the function and connection of the CNS and PNS, and neuroplasticity to sensory processing, attention, emotional regulation, and self- regulation. This course helps professionals understand the what, where, when, and why about neuroscience and certain behaviors and in children with ASD, ADHD, & SPD.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Define the terms of self- regulation and co-regulation
Summarize the intricacies of self-regulation and co-regulation
Recognize the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Differentiate between symptoms of ASD, SPD, & ADHD
Recognize the form (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the Nervous System (Neuroscience)and how it is related to self-regulation and co-regulation
Summarize the neurodiversity of children with ASD, SPD, ADHD
Explain the enteric system and the brain- gut connection and its relationship to self-regulation.
Apply knowledge from this course to clinical and school-based cases

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as Speech Therapy

Prerequisites

None
Educational Level

Basic
Other

Satisfactory completion of this course will require the participant to respond to various polling questions asked throughout the webinar.

Instructor

Sheetal Parikh

OTD, OTR/L, CAS

Sheetal Parikh OTD, OTR/L, CAS, is an Occupational Therapist with 19 years of experience working with children and adults in a variety of settings and with a variety of diagnoses. In the last 14 years, Dr. Parikh has primarily worked in the school setting with children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), sensory processing disorder (SPD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), genetic disorders, neurological disorders, and developmental delays. Dr. Parikh has also worked in a pediatric medical day care, adult rehabilitation hospital, acute care hospitals, sub- acute rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and home care.

Dr. Parikh is the founder and owner of SPOT Therapy, LLC, a company that specializes in providing Occupational and Physical Therapy services in public and private schools. She provides evaluations, treatment interventions and education in the areas of sensory integration, self- regulation, autism, and developmental delays. Dr. Parikh is a certified autism specialist.

Dr. Parikh is also an adjunct professor in the Masters and Doctorate Occupational Therapy programs at the University of the Sciences (USciences) in Philadelphia, PA. She has been an adjunct professor at USciences since 2008, teaching courses such as Neuroscience, Clinical Skills, Movement Analysis, Rehabilitation, and Developmental Interventions. She also teaches dance, yoga, and mindfulness to children with and without special needs.

Dr. Parikh earned her Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy in 2014 from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, with a focus on the multi-sensory approach to teaching handwriting. She earned her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and her Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences in 2001 from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA.

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North Carolina

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Oklahoma

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Texas

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