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Representative O'Brien meets with Dean Erdmann
From left: Dr. Erdmann, Rep. O'Brien, Dr. Schaaf, Margaret Leary

Dr. Schaaf hopes that building public awareness of sensory dysfunction in autism and creating interventions to help familes and children affected by it will ultimately help the children affected by autism.  Dr. Schaaf sees Representative O'Brien as a partner in this effort and plans to participate in his state level activities to promote autism awareness and research. This meeting was made possible through the efforts of OT student, Margaret Leary, who contacted Representative O'Brien's office and facilitated the collaborative meeting.  Representative O'Brien also met with Department of Occupational Therapy Chairman, Dr. Janice Burke, and Dean of the Jefferson College of Health Professions, Dr. James Erdmann.

Margaret Leary (far right) and other Department of Occupational Therapy students (from left) Ashley Holst, Shelby Bullit, and Gina Outten explore Dr. Schaaf's Sensory Integration Laboratory.