I have been looking to go into speech pathology for some time but unsure if it’s the right choice for me. Occupational therapy also seems to be a good career and has recently been on the top careers list in the past few years. What are the main differences between the speech pathology career and the OT career? Why/How do people choose one over the other? What kind of personality do you need to have to be in one over the other? Any input would be appreciated.

How many years does it take to get a occupational therapy carrer?
Do u need to get a masters degree or Ph.D get in the career of occupational therapy.

I work in the field of developmental disabilities, and I love my job, but it just doesn’t pay enough to support my family. I am looking into getting my Masters to be an occupational therapist or rehabilitation counselor, but I want to really understand what these jobs entail in the day-to-day. I have a better grasp on occupational therapy than rehab counseling. Can anyone help me?

I have an assignment that I need to bring in job as about Occupational Therapy. I need to be able to find a job that it’s title is not specifically Occupational Therapy. In other words… I need to know, what can an Occupational Therapist/assistant do other than working as an OT/OTA?

My daughter is nine years old and very smart, pretty, and funny. She has high functioning autism, partial complex seizure disorder, memory disorder, coordination disorder, severe expressive-receptive language disorder, etc. She gets speech and occupational therapy at school.
Her speech teacher does not teach social skills training. My daughter is very socially naive and really needs social skills and communication training. I had read somewhere that if your child needs certain therapies recommended by her doctor that the school is supposed to provide it. Does anyone know if this is true and if so who do I contact to get the information?
Her occupational therapist at school does work on some sensory training, but not very much. She mostly works with my daughters handwriting. She only goes to these therapies at school one hour each a week. I feel like my daughter needs more.
We live to far to go to a place where she could get this therapy. I could not afford the gas to go there on top of paying for the therapy. It would be during the week after school and she already struggles with her school work.
My daughter does not do well with transition already. Even if I go to the store after school she does not do well with that.
Any suggestions?