Teresa Garland

Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR, is an occupational therapist, author, trainer and clinician specializing in self-regulation techniques for adults and children. Her first book, Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies: Keeping the Body, Mind and Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD and Sensory Disorders, won a 2014 Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal. Her second book, Hands-On Activities for Children with Autism & Sensory Disorders, has over two hundred new multi-sensory interventions and includes the Environmental Enrichment protocol, in-class aerobics routines and 100 pages of crafts to appease the senses. Teresa’s workshops have been attended by thousands of therapists and educators and cover a variety of topics in self-regulation in children and adults. Teresa lives with her husband, psychotherapist and author, Peter Michaelson, near Ann Arbor.