Hi to NZ and Oz: Not to mention the widely practiced "rhinotherapy" which is undoubtedly blowing one's nose... Liz >Hi to New Zealand > >Please tell me that 'Hippotherapy' is a name invented to parody all the >ridiculous terms specifically designed to pathologise yet more activity >that would under 'normal' circumstances be quite ordinary. Therapeutic >horseriding sounds scary enough to be true! > >I wonder whether we could all contribute to a list which would ulimately >make one's entire life a seies of therapies? (if it isn't already)...Let me >offer a few: > >temporal audio-symphonic tympanic membrane stimulation and arousal therapy >= waking up to a clock radio alarm. > >Weeties early hunger intervention programs = breakfast > >enamel and dentine remediation therapy = brushing one's teeth. > >ANY MORE? >With best regards > >Laurence Bathurst >University of Sydney >School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences >Faculty of Health Sciences >East Street (P.O. Box 170) >Lidcombe NSW 1825 >Australia > >Ph+ 61 2 9351 9509 >Fax+ 61 2 9351 9166 >E-mail [log in to unmask] > >Note: This is the e-mail address for my home as well > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >There is not one shred of evidence that supports the notion that life is >serious. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Elizabeth Bredberg, PhD Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone: 604-822-4589 Fax: 604-822-3302 e-mail: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%