For my last neuro note, I wanted to look into a condition that I wanted to learn more about. For me, this neurological condition was Huntington's disease. Huntington's Disease is truly an awful disease. Not only is it a combination of symptoms of Parkinson's, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease, but it also is an inherited disease that is passed down through family lines. If you have the gene you have a 50/50 % chance of either having Huntington's or...

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For my last neuro note, I decided to watch a movie that I have had on my watchlist for a while now called "The Fundamentals of caring". This movie rocked my world for many reasons that I am going to share with you today, and if you haven't watched it yet, it is well worth it (and it's on Netflix!)  The fundamentals of caring centers around the of a teenage boy name Trevor,who has multiple...

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        Did you do the ice bucket challenge? I did too, but I didn't really know why I was having my college roommate pour a bucket of ice cold water on my head.That is why I choose to do my neuro note on this ted talk video because I wanted to know more about this challenge that I participated in three years ago.            The ice bucket challenge all started with...

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The writer of "this land is your land", woody Guthrie was diagnosed with Huntington's disease at the age of 36 in the middle of a booming musical career. Woody, a well-known musician, artist, and public activist quickly deteriorated as the disease quickly took over his body. But even until the end, he continued to write and play music. It is interesting to think about how the disease began to affect his career because he was well known...

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This class has built a strong foundation for my future as an OT. Learning about the basics of our profession, where we came from and where we are going has made me not only excited about being a future OT, but honored to be a part of this profession. Above is a word cloud of words that really have stood out this semester. I built in in the shape of a house because more knowledge...

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I wanted to share a video that I created for my foundations class, that allowed me to process and define what occupational therapy is. Before school started, I thought I knew a lot about OT and its role in helping people. However once school started it did not take long for me to realize that most of my ideas about OT were incorrect. Occupational therapy really is such an incredible profession because of its depth...

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This is a reflective post on an assignment we did in our foundations class a few weeks ago. The assignment was to choose and activity and then break it down into steps in order to look at demands of each individual task involved in the performance of the activity. We had learned in class that you need to be aware of several things as you do an activity analysis: the sequence and timing of the...

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The other night, I was scrolling on facebook and came across this incredible video. It's called Amazing Things Happen and it's a movie that explains what having autism is like so that even a child could understand. The writer, Alex Amelines spent two years working and designing the animation for the movie, as he himself tried to understand this complex disease. His ultimate goal in creating the movie was to explain what having autism is like...

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