Occupational Therapy and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living SkillsMany Heartspring School students receive occupational therapy in order to increase their functional independence on important daily living skills. The outcomes below summarize the gains students made during the past school year in their bathing, toileting, and dressing skills. In addition, students’ progress on their instrumental activities of daily living skills, including structured leisure, functional household chores, and community behavior and skills, was measured in their group home setting.Bathing SkillsDressing SkillsFunctional Household ChoresCommunity Behaviorand SkillsToileting SkillsStructured Leisure88%95%96%91%98%88%of students demonstrated gainsof students demonstrated gainsof students demonstrated gainsof students demonstrated gainsof students demonstrated gainsof students demonstrated gainsSpeech-Language TherapyAt Heartspring, increasing communication skills is a vital part of each student’s program. “[My son] cooks, goes shopping, does his laundry, cleans his room himself: all the life skills that will help him in the future. He’s learning and getting confident in skills that will help him thrive in his adult life.”- Parent93% FY16-19 average86% FY16-19 average92% FY17-19 average90% FY16-19 average90% FY17-19 average74% FY17-19 averageFunctional Communication Skills96%of students demonstrated gains97% FY16-19 averageAugmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are used with students who have limited communication to help them learn and participate in their educational program and in their community. 8
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