Dr.
Susan Spitzer is a licensed occupational therapist with
over 20 years experience. She received her B.A. in psychology
from Claremont
McKenna College and both her M.A. in occupational
therapy and her Ph.D. in occupational science from the
University of Southern California. She is internationally
published and has written papers on autism, sensory integration,
learning disabilities and occupational therapy. She was
adjunct clinical faculty at the University of Southern
California. Susan
is certified in sensory integration and assisted in developing
and teaching a series of week-long clinical courses on
sensory integration offered throughout the U.S. and abroad. She
is also certified to use the Interactive
Metronome®. Her
practice focuses on children with various developmental
concerns such as learning disorders, autism, ADHD, sensory
processing/integration disorders, and fine motor/writing
difficulties. Dr. Spitzer is regulated by the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
•
See her courses on-line through MedBridge.
• Watch Susan Spitzer administering sensory testing on episode 4 of Disney’s Explored video: “Sense”
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
Clark, F. (with Gordon, D., Mandel, D., McDannel,
R., McDonald, A., Meltzer, P., Scroggins, B., Spitzer, S., & Young, B.) (1997).
Occupational Science. In P. Crist & C. B. Royeen (Eds.) Infusing occupation
into practice: Comparison of three clinical approaches in occupational therapy
(Proceedings of the Education
Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association,
1996) (pp. 13-17, 30-34, 40-43, 51-52, 57-59, 101-11). Bethesda, MD: American
Occupational Therapy Association.
Kuhaneck, H.M., Spitzer, S. L., & Miller, E. (2010). Activity Analysis, Creativity, and Playfulness in Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Making Play Just Right. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC.
Parham, L.D., Cohn, E.S., Spitzer, S., Koomar, J.A., Miller, L.J., Burke, J.P.,
Brett-Green, B., Mailloux, Z., May-Benson, T.A., Smith Roley, S., Schaaf, R.C.,
Schoen, S.A., & Summers, C.A. (2007). Fidelity in Sensory Integration Intervention
Research. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 216-227.
Spitzer, S. L. (1999, June). Dynamic
systems theory: Relevance to the theory of sensory integration and the study
of occupation. Sensory Integration Special
Interest Section Quarterly, 22, 1-4.
Spitzer, S. L. (2003). Using participant
observation to study the occupations of young children with autism and other
developmental disabilities. American
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(1), 66-76.
Spitzer, S. L. (2003). With and
without words: Exploring occupation in relation to young children with autism. Journal
of Occupational Science, 10 (2), 67-79.
Spitzer, S. L. (2004). Common and Uncommon Daily Activities
in Individuals with Autism: Challenges and Opportunities for Supporting Occupation.
In H. Miller-Kuhaneck (Ed.), Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy
Approach (2nd ed., pp. 83-106). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy
Association.
Spitzer, S. L. (2008). Play in children with autism:
Structure and experience. In L. D.
- See her courses on-line through MedBridge.
Parham & L. S. Fazio (Eds.), Play in Occupational
Therapy for Children (2nd ed., pp. 351-374). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Spitzer, S. L. (2010). Common and Uncommon Daily Activities in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities for Supporting Occupation. In H. Miller Kuhaneck & R. Watling (Eds.), Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach(3rd ed., pp. 203-233). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association.
Spitzer, S., Parham, L.D., Mailloux,
Z., & Huecker, E.M. (1998). Statement:
Occupational therapy for individuals with learning disabilities. Reference
Manual of the Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association
(pp. 357-370). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association. {also
published in American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 874-880}
Spitzer, S. L., & Smith, S.S. (2001). Sensory integration revisited: A
philosophy of practice. In S. Smith Roley, E. I. Blanche, & R. Schaaf
(Eds.), Understanding the nature of sensory integration with diverse populations
(pp.
3-27). San Antonio, TX: Therapy Skill Builders.
Spitzer, S., Smith Roley, S.,
Clark, F., & Parham, D. (1996). Sensory integration:
Current trends in the United States. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 3, 123-138.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS/HONORS:
• Cordelia
Myers Writer’s Award
Awarded by the American Occupational Therapy Association May 21, 2004, Minneapolis,
MN
• Developmental Science Workshop, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, May 1998. Participant, competitive selection. Multidisciplinary
research institute funded by the Office of Behavioral Research at NIH and
the National Institute of Nursing
Research to promote research with children.
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