JASON COSTELLOE and Angela Bayne won the standard division titles when the 17th Rainbow Cup triathlon event was held at Turtle Beach in Tobago on Saturday. Costelloe, 38, defended his crown as he crushed the field in a winning time of two hours, 23 minutes and 30 seconds (2:23:30). In the category, athletes must complete
From 2-6 May 2023, the Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes hosted the 2023 Bridgetown Americas Triathlon World Triathlon Development Camp, followed b
Trinidad and Tobago triathletes Noah Teixeira, Jacob Cox and Jenae Price will take part in a World Triathlon Development Regional Camp in Barbados from May 1-5.
Occupational therapist Aliya Drakes: See children first, not their disability
Sunday 2 May 2021
Aliya Drakes training and experience as an occupational therapist taught her how to structure her life in such a way that she doesn’t get overwhelmed, as frequently happens with people with autism. - PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB
As an occupational therapist (OT) Aliya Drakes encounters children with different personalities daily. And although they are mainly special-needs children, the philosophy of Opal Kids, the therapy practice she started in 2011, is to “see the child first” and not their disability.
“The way occupational therapy works is that we don’t need to have a diagnosis. We look at whatever the child is dealing with, how it’s affecting their day-to-day life. Everything that you do on a daily basis is your occupation. It could simply be trouble paying attention in school, or that their handwriting is bad, they have problems dressing or managing sensory things.