Sensory Calming for Severe Autism: Marci Lebowitz, OT

Join Janice this week as she speaks with Occupational Therapist and autism expert, Marci Lebowitz.  Marci has been an Occupational Therapist for 28 years and an autism specialist for over a decade.  During her expansive career, she has worked in schools, private outpatient practices, hospitals, a prison medical facility and skilled nursing facilities.  Known as “The Mary Poppins of Autism” she has developed effective behavioral management systems, sensory calming strategies and alternatives to physical restraints and seclusion.  She is a dynamic speaker and loves educating autism parents, extended families and professionals about the underlying causes of challenging behaviors; distinguishing between tantrums, sensory overload and meltdowns; and how to have fun with children with severe autism.
 
In Marci’s international private practice she offers loving support for families in her three day Comprehensives and professional consulting in autism classrooms, for therapists and medical professionals.  Marci provides successful alternatives to physical managements and restraints through the use of her Sensory Overload System (SOS)™.   Her groundbreaking Sensory Calming Equipment is known for being durable, affordable and can calm highly anxious, aggressive or volatile children with autism very quickly.

 Marci is the author of:  “A Parent’s Guide To Relating To, Understanding And Communicating With Your Autistic Child” and “Relating With Autism” For Educators Medical Professionals. 
Find her eBooks and services online: www.marcilebowitz.com