In the midst of the 2nd-to-last week of the semester which requires more writing than I care to do, I came across the following quote from the 1991 Wilma West Lecture by Linda L Florey. It's a reminder of what occupational therapy is all about.
Children with sensory integrative dysfunction, neurological impairments, musculoskeletal dysfunction, conduct disorders and attention deficit disorders also have "Cub scout disorders", "playmate disorders", "kicking the soccer ball disorders", "getting dressed in gym class disorders", "best friend disorders", "no one to eat lunch with disorders". These are important disorders... with which we must ultimately concern ourselves. We must not lose our commitment to ordinary activities nor to the interpersonal context in which they occur."
As Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, "What matters is not to do the remarkable things, but to do ordinary things with the conviction that their value is enormous."
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