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About Ileana McCaigue |
Ileana S. McCaigue, OTR/L, IMC, is a nationally certified/ registered and licensed Occupational Therapist, author, program developer, and educator with over 30 years of
experience. Her professional expertise includes the continuum of care ranging from the
neonatal intensive care unit to pediatric concerns in the home, school and community,
especially with regards to sensory strategy implementation from a variety of behavioral
concerns and pre-driving skills. Ileana works with Special Education students in public
schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels who require related services to provide direct and consultative support to teachers and students to help meet their
Individualized Education Program objectives.
Additionally, Ileana sees private clients with special needs to provide pediatric therapy services, such as home and community based
treatment as needed including sensory integration therapy, interactive metronome and
other sensory-brain based interventions. She was the recipient of the Barbara S. Grant Award from the Georgia O.T. Association for her dedication and lifetime of outstanding
service, as well as a recipient for the Maddak Award in the area of physical disability.
Ileana has been nationally published, appeared on CNN and PBS, developed numerous highly successful programs, and most recently, the innovative, Scale of Sensory
Strategies (S.O.S.S.) Tool Kit™
which was launched at the 2010 convention. She has presented in several states at state and local levels to date and is scheduled to present in several school systems, as well as regional conferences across the United States from 2010-2011.
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