
Liat Hen-HerbstAriel University · Department of Occupational Therapy
Liat Hen-Herbst
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
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October 2020 - present
April 1994 - June 2017
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Prenatal alcohol exposure poses a substantial risk to fetal development. Efforts were made in 2011-2020 to increase public awareness of and prevent alcohol consumption during pregnancy. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Israel of pregnant women’s alcohol consumption from January 2021 through June 2023 and compared our results with...
Date Presented 03/21/24
This study cross-culturally validated the Sensory Health Awareness and Responsiveness Profile (SHARP). Differences stress the need to further explore the relationships between constructs of sensory health and culture.
Primary Author and Speaker: Liat Hen-Herbst
Additional Authors and Speakers: Sonya Meyer, Catherine Cavalier...
Date Presented 03/21/24
Occupational therapists’ knowledge and awareness of the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and characteristics of children with FASD are low. They need more knowledge to identify and support individuals with FASD and their families early.
Primary Author and Speaker: Liat Hen-Herbst
Introduction
High‐quality social interactions with peers could protect adolescents' mental health, resilience, and well‐being. Assessing their social interaction skills (SIS) is essential to enhancing them. However, few instruments provide information about SIS in in‐person and social media environments. The SIS Questionnaire (SISQ) was developed t...
The game of Bridge is one of the world’s most widely played mind-sport games. A growing number of people consider it a meaningful leisure activity and are motivated to play. The aim of this study was to describe a sample of Bridge players in Israel in terms of demographics, player records, motivations, and cognitive strategies used to play Bridge a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to almost every aspect of parents’ and their children’s lives, posing an acute threat to the families’ quality of life (FQOL). This study had two aims: (1) to identify changes in family coping-strategy profiles among parents pre- and during the first COVID-19 lockdown and (2) to analyze interactions...
Knowledge is limited about dysgraphia in adolescence and its association with daily motor-related daily performance and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to (1) compare and (2) examine correlations between handwriting measures, motor-related daily performance, and HRQOL of adolescents with and without dysgraphia and (3) exami...
Date Presented 04/01/2022
There is an increasing need for efficacious interventions to promote activities of daily living, social participation, academic and work skills, and well-being among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to characterize the evidence related to telehealth-delivered inte...
Date Presented 04/01/2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged almost every aspect of families’ daily lives, posing an acute threat to family quality of life. Coping strategies may make families less vulnerable to the pandemic’s negative impacts and stressors. This study’s results reflect families’ abilities to use internal coping str...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are lifelong disabilities and the leading preventable cause of developmental disabilities. Antenatal care providers may influence pregnant women’s dietary practices and their awareness of the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess nutritionists’ self-reported knowledge abou...
This systematic review examined the effectiveness in a hybrid telehealth model for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), exploring the evidence base, methodology, and outcomes of health and behavior-related interventions for adolescents with ASD. The 11 included studies (a) were quantitative, (b) evaluated interventions delivered through...
Background
. Alcohol consumption is found in a significant proportion of women during their pregnancies. The only study on the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Israel was conducted over a decade ago. Thus, our study aimed to assess alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy, associations with demographic characteristics, k...
Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations.
Handwriting difficulties (HD) are a top reason for referral to OT. Executive function (EF) was described as an underlying mechanism of daily functioning and HD. This study found differences between handwriting of adolescents with HD and their p...
Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations.
Parenting in the era of coping with the COVID-19 threat can be extremely challenging. For many parents, managing the family’s daily routines under the pandemic restrictions adds a new and significant dose of domestic and emotional labor to fami...
Background. Alcohol consumption can negatively affect fetal development, resulting in a range of mental and physical disabilities clinically termed fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Despite suspected rates of maternal drinking during pregnancy, the documented number of children diagnosed with FASD in Israel is extremely low. The aim of this...
Date Presented 03/27/20
Adolescents with handwriting difficulties are referred to OT services due to inadequate writing process (speed and space) or product (illegibility). Executive function (EF) components are one of the underlying mechanisms of handwriting. The results indicate that EF levels of adolescents with handwriting difficulties were cor...
Background
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and developmental coordination disorders (DCD) may show similar clinical sensory-motor symptoms.
Aims
This study aimed to compare motor skills and sensory processing behaviors between these two groups. Methods and Procedures. In this retrospective analysis, we examined secondary data...
Date Presented 4/19/2018
Adolescents with dysgraphia and comorbid developmental disorders such as attention deficit and developmental coordination disorders experience difficulties in their daily functioning. This study highlighted these adolescents’ characteristics by comparing their body functions and performance to those of peers without handwri...
The aims of this study were to compare handwriting and writing capabilities as well as executive functions (EF) and developmental and functional characteristics of adolescents with and without dysgraphia and to find the predictors of their writing capabilities. Eighty adolescents, aged 13-18, 40 with dysgraphia, and 40 matched controls, copied a pa...
There is a paucity of literature regarding the daily routines of young children (4-7 years) and their perception of their performance. Research indicates that children's involvement in treatment therapy improves their self-consciousness, which contributes in return to the therapy's progress. Until recently, occupational therapists set goals for chi...
Internet-based psychotherapeutic interventions have been used for more than a decade, but no comprehensive review and no extensive meta-analysis of their effectiveness have been conducted. We have collected all of the empirical articles published up to March 2006 (n = 64) that examine the effectiveness of online therapy of different forms and perfo...
Sensory modulation symptoms are common in persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); however have a heterogeneous presentation. Results from 14 studies indicated a significant high difference between ASD and typical groups in the presence/frequency of sensory symptoms, with the greatest difference in under-responsivity, followed by over-responsi...
Introduction For those who regularly surf through cyberspace and experience it as a parallel and not unusual social environment – whether this takes the form of online forums, chat rooms, or personal communication through instant messaging (IM) – it is customary to encounter various types and exhibitions of human behavior. Many Internet surfers, in...
Writing is a complex and essential human activity. During adolescence, there is an increase in the complexity and quantity of writing required for communication, self-expression, and for demonstrating academic ability. Deficits in handwriting performance limit the writing abilities, and hence the participation of adolescents in many areas of life....