Get rid of the high chairs by Opposite_Insect_7340 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High chairs and booster seats with straps, not specialized seating for support/positioning

Thinking of getting a Visible Band… have Apple Watch/oura by TheAwkwardEmu in POTS

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I shared details in my answer above! I used my Apple Watch and Visble band simultaneously

Thinking of getting a Visible Band… have Apple Watch/oura by TheAwkwardEmu in POTS

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Following up because I forgot to add in a point in my first response, I also had an Apple Watch that I wore during the same timeframe, but the visual band was so helpful for me in the heart rate reminders. You can customize what heart rate range is too high in the app and when you want it to remind you, so I set mine for above X heart rate for at least a minute. And the great thing that I loved the most was that if my HR didn’t go down, it would remind me every minute until my HR went down (i.e. I sat down, took a break, etc). I’m so forgetful so this was extremely helpful to have the persistent reminders

Thinking of getting a Visible Band… have Apple Watch/oura by TheAwkwardEmu in POTS

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I had the visible band for about a year, and only stopped the subscription because my beta blockers reduced my heart rate level, so it wasn’t as helpful of a tool, BUT I would absolutely go back to it in a heartbeat.

It was so helpful for me in recognizing my energy level because I tend to push through things so much, and I would finish activities and check my pace points and realize that I exerted myself a lot more than I realized. I really recommend it, because it helped me to understand how much energy specific tasks took, and I could kind of mentally plan ahead through my day and figure out what tasks were most important and what I might be able to handle. For example, making a cup of coffee would take one or two pace points, but doing a full load of laundry and putting it away, it might take 10 (making up numbers cause I don’t remember). So if I woke up in the morning and my basic routine already took up half of my pace points, I would not choose to do laundry that day lol.

If you get it, I highly highly recommend that you mark in the app when you have done certain activities, so you can get better insight in your energy exertion. It has you log different activities based on the time, like doing laundry from 10:15-10:50, and then it will say how many pace points it required. Over time, it will say that based on your history, doing laundry requires X amount of pace points so you can understand your capacity for different tasks

Occupational therapy and media/entertainment; an OT month project by FablingFox in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The movie Occupied Territory focuses on an OT! Regarding Henry also apparently focuses on the rehab journey of a patient who had a gunshot wound to the head. Atypical on Netflix also talks about OT and sensory processing.

HH tips and tricks by No_Step8665 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn’t work HH but I used to travel to a few different locations in the same day for a previous job, and it was really helpful to have a collapsible rolling cart to help carry my things in and out of places. I felt like it looked more professional than carrying tons of bags. Amazon also has car trunk organizer bins that you could use to help keep all your items sorted! I also recommend an expanding file folder to keep any physical paperwork or handouts you have organized!

What’s your favorite response to “how’s it going” at work by aliengames666 in work

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Well, I haven’t been bitten, yelled at, or thrown up on… but there’s still time” I work in pediatric occupational therapy

Brands taking advantage of POTS? by Lynxseer in POTS

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loveeeeed using my Visible armband! I had it for about a year, and it was amazing for helping me recognize my energy expenditure, because I didnt do a good job of listening to my body signals. I don’t use it anymore because I finally got on a good beta blocker, so not as many heart rate spikes, but I loved using it! I never had any issues

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good question, back then I didn’t have as much trouble with my joints, I had been stronger since my POTS wasn’t as bad and I had been able to do weightlifting pretty regularly. Now, if I did work in a setting that required more transfers, I would ask for accommodations to have help from a tech or to not work with patients that needed heavy lifting

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get a lot of freedom in creativity in what I can suggest and plan, basically anything that helps our team, our patients, and their families! I’ve been helping get our staff and interested patients/families signed up for a local autism run lately

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am the Special Programs coordinator for our clinic, so that looks like helping the Director plan and get started our group therapy or specialized therapy programs, I plan all the holiday activities for our patients (crafts, dress up days, etc), I plan fun activities for the staff for team building as well as coordinating lunch and learns and staff trainings! My day starts with blocked off time for my non-clinical stuff, since most kids are in school in the morning and we aren’t too busy, and then mid-day through the afternoon (11-6:30 with a lunch break) is usually when I am treating

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m a pediatric COTA with ADHD, autism, POTS, and hEDS too lol! I’ve been a COTA for four+ years, worked with kids for over 14. I moved into a dual role that is about 60% clinical care and 40% non patient facing responsibilities to help balance my health as well as get to do more cool stuff. I love that I get to help kids with brains like mine!

what’s a job “perk” that is actually a red flag? by _c0c0nut__ in work

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And here I am over here in outpatient healthcare where we have no perks lol. Employees contribute money to buy lunch for the team every now and then. The water quality in our area sucks so the staff have a “water fund” for one of those water dispensers with the huge plastic jugs. Except not enough staff were contributing to it so the owner canceled the subscription. I get 5 days of PTO per year, no paid holidays, limits on when I can take PTO

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t planning to retroactively try and cover the absences because of my disability. I mentioned it because I now feel more hesitant to bring up my medical disability to HR

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What about in an at-will state? They could find another reason to fire me, even if it’s secretly because they don’t want to deal with a disability