safe driving

Do you have someone in your life who is dealing with the transition of the 'flip flop' of going from being the 'child' to becoming the adult?  That can happen at any age, as many children have to help out due to parent incapacity of one kind or another, and sometimes much later in life.  It's something becoming more commonplace as the average life span increases combined with the burgeoning 'bubble' of baby boomers, the first of which turns 65 this year.  read more »

Let's get started talking about driving.  You may know that I am an occupational therapist.  I am also one of approximately 8 OTs in Colorado who is a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist.  So what is "rehab driving"?  It is teaching someone to drive again who is unable to continue driving safely because of an illness or injury.  This could be something as traumatic as acquired brain injury or as seemingly innocuous as the effects of the aging process.  It will also encompass the new driver who may require special adaptations or teaching methods  read more »