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The purpose of this project was to develop a program for children with cerebral palsy, who experience anxiety and/or ADD/ADHD, that will promote their social participation during play activities. The program lasted for 14 weeks and had two participants, within those 14 weeks, several objectives were accomplished. These objectives include the administration of the needs assessment, implementation of the program modules, pre- and post-interviews with the caregivers and staff, and the finalization of the program. The expected outcome from the program was to determine the effectiveness of the different program modules increasing interactions with peers by decreasing anxiety and improving ADD/ADHD management.
Publication Date
Summer 2026
Publisher
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Keywords
Cerebral Palsy, Social Participation, ADD/ADHD management, Anxiety
Medical Subject Headings
Cerebral Palsy, Social Participation, ADD/ADHD and Anxiety
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Recommended Citation
Shaw, V., & Greer, M. J. (2026, July 1). A Program to Address Anxiety and/or ADD/ADHD in Children with Cerebral Palsy to Improve Social Participation. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2026/2
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Poster presented at the OTD Capstone Symposium, held at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.