Which of the Following Most Accurately Describes a Physical Therapist's

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most accurately describes a physical therapist's role in assessing a child for assistive technology, including augmentative communication and computer access?

• A) Physical therapists are only involved in positioning and mobility assessments.
• B) Physical therapists identify the best position to promote optimal motor control and match features of devices to the motor abilities of the child.
• C) Physical therapists are only involved in training the child to use devices once they have been purchased.
• D) Physical therapists identify abnormal movement patterns and design intervention strategies to promote use of those movement patterns to access the devices.

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