May vid, pero i do not know if i am allowed to post it here, if pwede let me know and i will post the link
anyway, ikwento ko nalang muna
A lolo came to Tulfo to complain, kasi he saw his apo na ADHD, being bundled up in a mat, or what we OTs call, mat rolling/sandwich method, tapos given additional weight by another person or two. He was complaining child abuse. The kid when asked said naman he is not being suffocated, pero masakit daw. Then this Tulfo talked to the school principal, the principal explained na inhibitory technique or rather a calming technique siya since proprioceptive input is being given. The kid pala has aggression, so he was being given calming proprio input.
then this Raffy tulfo, mali pa sinasabi nya, na OT daw is for "sakit sakit sa katawan", tapos, obviously he was siding with the lolo. The lolo shouted sa tv, na g@go daw yun psychotherapist (uninformed, we OTs are not psychotherapists) di ba niya alam 4 na school na ang pinagdaanan nung kid, walang ganyan.
So sexist pa si Tulf he was asking the principal if may "lalake ba dyan" because he does not argue daw with women. Stupid lang, kaya nga PRINCIPAL e. One person lang diba.
For me lang, irresponsible journalism regarding OT, kasi in the first place, di siya expert sa OT, he does not know any of our techniques, nor does he know anything about SI and even ADHD, even calling "ADD is [textspeak!] or kulang sa pansin", and we have solid evidence based practice published journals about SI
Usually i do not air out much of my thought nor do i go on and on about me being an OT, kasi i prefer GT to be another part of my life, pero with this, I believe i have to speak out lang
Parents, if you have any questions sa mga ginagawa ng OTs, PTs, or SLPs ng kids niyo, please do ask, huwag mahiya. Ako, im very vocal and i try my best to communicate with parents, and even uninterested yaya, para im sure naiintindihan nila yun mga ginagawa ko with the child.
