BA, Political Science, DePaul University
MS, Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
PhD, Occupational Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Autism, sensory processing, telehealth
Lauren Little, PhD, OTR/L, has a clinical background in occupational therapy and a PhD in Occupational Science. Little’s expertise is in intervention for families of children with neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has practiced occupational therapy in early intervention settings and has been involved in numerous research projects for young children with ASD. Little has conducted research on the efficacy of telehealth for families of young children with ASD, and is active in state and national organizations to promote access to intervention services for underserved families of children with developmental conditions.
Invited Presentations
Tomchek, S., Little, L.M., Dean, E., Wallisch, A., Pope, E., & Dunn, W. The Power of Coaching to Enhance Occupational Therapy Practice. Plenary Presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Specialty Conference on Children & Youth, Milwaukee, WI, September 2018.
Little, L.M. & Cattell Gordon, D. Using Telehealth to Meet the Needs of Military Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center Summit, Hershey, PA, April 2018.
Little, L.M., Wallisch, A., & Salley, B. Early Concerns Among Children With and Without a Diagnosis of Autism. Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016.
Little, L.M., Pope, E., Wallisch, A., & Dunn, W. Feasibility of a Telehealth Coaching Intervention for Families of Children With Autism: OT Summit of Scholars, 2016.
Little, L.M., Pope, E., Wallisch, A., & Dunn, W. Feasibility of a Telehealth Coaching Intervention for Families of Children With Autism: American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2016.
Little, L.M., Lepping, R., Martin, L., Weaver, L., Dunn, W. & Savage, C.R. Neural Correlates of Food Motivation in Autism: A Pilot Study. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2015
Little, L.M., Lepping, R., Martin, L., Weaver, L., Dunn, W. & Savage, C.R. Neural Correlates of Food Motivation in Autism: A Pilot Study. Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars, Los Angeles, CA, May 2015
Little, L.M., Tomchek, S.T., Myers, J.A., & Dunn, W. Sensory subtypes in a large community based sample. Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015.
Little, L.M. & Dean, E. Early Screening and Intervention in Autism. Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Invited Speaker, Witchita, KS, October 2014.
Tomchek, S., Little, L.M., Dean, E., Wallisch, A., Pope, E., & Dunn, W. The Power of Coaching to Enhance Occupational Therapy Practice. Plenary Presentation at the American Occupational Therapy Specialty Conference on Children & Youth, Milwaukee, WI, September 2018.
Little, L.M. & Dean, E. Early Screening and Intervention in Autism. Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Invited Speaker, Witchita, KS, October 2014.
Little, L.M., Lepping, R., Martin, L., Weaver, L., Dunn, W. & Savage, C.R. Neural Correlates of Food Motivation in Autism: A Pilot Study. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2015
Little, L.M., Lepping, R., Martin, L., Weaver, L., Dunn, W. & Savage, C.R. Neural Correlates of Food Motivation in Autism: A Pilot Study. Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars, Los Angeles, CA, May 2015
Little, L.M., Tomchek, S.T., Myers, J.A., & Dunn, W. Sensory subtypes in a large community based sample. Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015.
Little, L.M., Wallisch, A., & Salley, B. Early Concerns Among Children With and Without a Diagnosis of Autism. Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016.
Little, L.M., Pope, E., Wallisch, A., & Dunn, W. Feasibility of a Telehealth Coaching Intervention for Families of Children With Autism: OT Summit of Scholars, 2016.
Little, L.M., Pope, E., Wallisch, A., & Dunn, W. Feasibility of a Telehealth Coaching Intervention for Families of Children With Autism: American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, 2016.
Little, L.M. & Dean, E. Early Screening and Intervention in Autism. Kansas Occupational Therapy Association, Invited Speaker, Witchita, KS, October 2014.