About The Author
Patricia graduated from Southwestern University Medical School's Allied Health Division in Dallas, Texas with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1983. She has been certified in Neuro Developmental, Sensory Integration and Praxis Testing, and Sensory Integrative Treatment. Patricia has delivered physical therapy in the areas of adult neurological rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation, pediatric physical therapy, long-term care facilities and acute care facilities, as well as home health physical therapy. She has served as director of physical therapy in a hospital based adult neurological rehabilitation unit and in many school districts. In her private therapy clinic, her clinic provided physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology services for twenty-three years. She has been a frequent speaker, educating and advocating early childhood screening for sensory motor anomalies and intervention for sensory motor difficulties. In 1998, she presented a paper in England on the vestibulocochlear system's impact on learning and nervous system organization at the 10th European Conference on Learning Disabilities. She made subsequent travels there to further provide training to European delegations.
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