Dr. Remy Hadley (My Case Study)

My takeaway from this is that Huntington's Disease is that OT can be utilized a lot during the middle stages of intervention for this disease. OT can offer adaptive equipment at this stage, along with providing strategies for cognition and balance. Huntington's disease is a slow progression, but it is important to reevaluate HD clients since you never know when their functional performance can change.

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