Transcript InsertHeels - Ithaca College
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INTRODUCTION TO TOE WALKING • Reasons
TROUBLE WITH TOE WALKING Social stigmas Postural strains Expenses
ALTERNATE TREATMENTS Surgery Botox Serial Casting Bracing
AUTISM IN THE US
TOE WALKING PATIENTS
Population of Toe Walkers in US
800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 1975 1985 1995 2001
Year
2004 2007 2009 2012
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ADVANTAGES TO
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WORDS FROM THERAPISTS “
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Heels will be great for my clients because it will protect their legs while also decreasing stigmatization ... its a win-win!” Daria Yudin, LMHC, MS BCBA “Working with such young children, I cannot explain how important appropriate gait and foot formations are… (InsertHeels) would be a hot commodity to any physical or behavior therapist in the field” - Stefanie Kronenfeld, BS PSYCH, Behavioral Therapist
WORDS FROM THERAPISTS (CONT.) “Toe walking is an extremely interfering behavior… it can occur during instructional time the child's on their feet. Taking away valuable time from learning other goals to attend…” - Rachel Scott- Rosenbluth, , BS PSYCH, MS ABA
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