Lyndon Johnson
Gail Fidler
Carolyn Baum
Mary Reilly
Gary Kielhofner
Jean Ayres
Wilma West
Anne Mosey
Elizabeth Yerxa
Sensory Integration
Activity therapy; Developmental Groups
Model of Human Occupations
Signed Medicare/Medicaid into legislation.
Famously proclaimed, “Man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.”
Emphasized the use of occupation as a means for emotional expression.
Has advocated strongly for the important links between practice, education, and research.
Led the initial development of the academic discipline of occupational science.
Wanted the profession to move into the role of "health agent"
