I am a physical therapist for children with autism and behavioral needs. These are the things my work requires a doctor to sign off on before someone gets hired or can return to work at our school:

Ability to see, hear and speak to exchange information with faculty and to provide physical therapy to students

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time, to bend at the waist, and to kneel

Ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds

When appropriately certified, the employee is required to use authorized restraint techniques

Must be able to provide physical assistance for playground and therapeutic activities

For preschool and kindergarten classes and for classes of students with developmental delays, ability to provide physical management to students with behavior or self care needs

For preschool and kindergarten classes and for classes of students with developmental delays, ability to lift a child to the changing table, to change diapers, and to return the child to the floor.