When Stephanie Chambers heard that her son’s weekly therapy sessions were being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she admits she became worried. “I was incredibly concerned,” the Penticton mom told Global News.
Chambers’ son, Heath, is five years old and is on the Autism spectrum. He works with an occupational therapist at Creative Kids Therapy in Penticton every week. “It helps to regulate him,” Chambers said. “For him to be able to be regulated, it allows the opportunities for learning, for more academic learning that most people are familiar with.” But with the pandemic forcing the shutdown of services, including face-to-face therapies, Heath is now getting therapy online. “It is different and it’s been a learning curve from being