Occupational Therapy and Autism Ranking:

History

Occupational therapy arose in several different countries at the end of the First World War in order to help injured military personnel.

• 1932 The Scottish Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT) is founded.
• 1936 The Association of Occupational Therapists (AOT) is founded for England, Wales, Northern Ireland.
• 1974 The British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) is formed from a merger of AOT and SAOT.
• 1978 BAOT becomes a registered trade union sets up the College of Occupational Therapists (COT), a registered charity, to deal with the professional, educational and research business of the organisation.

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17 Jun 2022

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