Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C and Victoria Cisneros

On this episode we talk with Kiley Hanish, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C and Vicky Cisneros, OTS  about their study exploring the sensory experiences of autistic mothers as occupational beings. Kiley is a leader within and outside of the profession. She is a co-creator of the Emmy nominated film Return to Zero, the founder of Return to Zero: HOPE a nonprofit organization, and a faculty member in the occupational therapy doctorate program at Keck Graduate Institute. Vicky is an occupational therapy student at the Keck Graduate Institute and is part of the student group working on this research project. 

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Resources Discussed in this Episode:

Pohl, A.L., Crockford, S.K., Blakemore, M. et al. A comparative study of autistic and non-autistic women’s experience of motherhood. Molecular Autism 11, 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0304-2

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