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Alescia Ford-Lanza, MS, OTR/L, ATP, is an occupa-
tional therapist and an assistive technology practi-
tioner who specializes in educationally relevant in-
terventions with a focus on sensory integration and
assistive technology supports to learning. She is a
therapist, consultant, and speaker who works to in-
form parents, inspire teachers, and include children
of all abilities! Alescia is a contributing Advisory
Board member of Wolf+Friends and a contributing
content writer for Harkla. Through her education-
al, parent-friendly blog posts, Alescia helps connect
families with therapy-informed products and de-
velopment-minded activities. She founded Adapt &
Learn, LLC, with the mission that children of all abil-
ities can play, learn, adapt, and develop with the
right therapeutic and educational supports. Alescia
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tering a love of learning.
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