Occupational Therapy

IDEA lists Occupational Therapy as related services that “may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.” This definition has implications for school‐based OT as it differentiates between therapy support that is essential to helping a student perform within the context of his/her educational program (i.e. school‐based OT), and the more medical and rehabilitative support that does not relate directly to a student’s learning and school performance.