Posts by Bob Merry

As occupational and physical therapists, we focus on enabling individuals to maintain their independence in what we call Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and functional skills. These are the essential self-care tasks everyone needs to perform each day – from eating and drinking to personal hygiene and dressing.  When hand function becomes challenging, basic self-care…

“Necessity the Mother of Invention” Charlotte has a rare genetic disease called DDX3X, discovered in 2014 which impacts only 900 children worldwide. She has been in therapy since she was 10 months to improve motor and language skills. Karen Wickman, Charlotte’s mother and a teacher, realized that lack of exposure to individuals with a disability caused…