To start season two, we are extremely privileged to be joined by Dr Susanne Smith Roley. Dr Smith Roley is an occupational therapist with over 40 years of experience in paediatric practice. She has been at the forefront of Ayres’ Sensory Integration research and clinical practice for many years and along with Dr Zoe Mailloux, is a founding partner of CLASI (Collaborative for Leadership in Sensory Integration) and first-generation student of Dr Jean Ayres. With CLASI, she is providing a sensory integration certificate education program, offered in many countries around the world. In this episode Susanne discusses draws on her years of experience in OT and SI, how she got into OT in the first place, current research and the challenges within the school system for children with additional needs - amongst other things.