In this episode Michael talks with Dr Ben Sellar, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at the University of South Australia. Ben gives insights on the UniSA degree, the role of occupation and what that means in OT, play and development and the role of screen time for children growing up in a technological moment. 

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Ben references some material in the discussion, with some links below:

Ian Bogost

https://bogost.com

Article: Risky Play and Children's Safety (Brussoni et al., 2012)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3499858/

Nature Deficit Disorder 

https://richardlouv.com/blog/what-is-nature-deficit-disorder/

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