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Devlynn N, MS OTR/L Hey! My name is Devlynn Neu (they/them/theirs) and I am an Occupational Therapy Practitioner. Welcom

Hey y’all! If you’re new to this space (or new to me), welcome!I am Devlynn “Dev” Neu (they/he), MS, OTR/L, CSOT, aka Th...
10/04/2025

Hey y’all! If you’re new to this space (or new to me), welcome!

I am Devlynn “Dev” Neu (they/he), MS, OTR/L, CSOT, aka The Rainbow OT! Y’all can just can just call me Dev. I am q***r, non-binary, and disabled, you’ll see these identities woven through the work I have done and aspire to do. I am currently situated in Ithaca, NY and am proud to have my origins in Rochester, NY.

I am an occupational therapist with 7 years of clinical experience with practice experience in acute care, in-patient rehab, outpatient rehab, home health, and community settings. My background is in physical medicine, neurorehab, sexuality & intimacy, mental health, trauma informed care, LGBTQIA+ care, and gender affirming care. I am a certified sexuality OT through .

I am an assistant professor, clinician, and doctoral student. My scholarship is currently focused on establishing a clearer pathway for gender affirming care in occupational therapy and identifying occupational therapy’s role in supporting and facilitating experiences of gender euphoria. I also serve on an interdisciplinary team as a co-founder and co-facilitator of an interdisciplinary community-based program for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Service is an important part of my work. I currently serve as Co-Chair of The Network for LGBTQIA+ Concerns in OT, on the Executive Council for the Multicultural, Diversity, and Inclusion Network, and have previously served on the board of COTAD.

With that, there is more to life than service, work, and occupational therapy. On this page you will find everything from memes, fashionable outfits, and fun life moments to calls to action, community organization, educational posts, advocacy, and activism.

Stick around if you’d like to share joy, take action, learn a little, and make authentic connections.✨

The Rainbow OT is a solo project, it is just me behind this account/platform/website. If you’re here for collaboration, speaking engagements, or requests, please contact: therainbowot@gmail.com. Please do not submit formal requests through DMs or messaging, I will at times miss them and we will both be sad.

With love and solidarity,
Dev

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✨AOTA Inspire 2025 Highlights ✨- Being in community with some of the most fierce diverse leaders (past, present, and fut...
06/04/2025

✨AOTA Inspire 2025 Highlights ✨

- Being in community with some of the most fierce diverse leaders (past, present, and future) of our profession. Special shout out to Madame President for an inspiring and igniting sp*ech.

- After years of chatting and collaborating, I finally to met my good pal and Co-Chair in person. It was an honor to co-facilitate the workshop, business meeting, and short course with you.

- Meeting a legend, Dr. Michael Iwama ( ), and having a beautiful conversation about how I use the Kawa Model with gender affirming care.

- Sharing an Airbnb with my long-distance OT besties/fam and .

- Seeing, hugging, and sharing space with some of my OT idols and mentors: , , , .abouarab, , Winnie Dunn, and more.

- Connecting with my virtual OT fam in from across the country and world in person like .4.lyfe.

- Hosting the booth with and while chatting with hundred of OTs about OTs role in s3x and intimacy.

My heart is so full (can’t say the same for my social battery 😅). Now, let’s continue to smash glass ceilings💥

🚨🚨 LAST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 🚨🚨 and I are very excited to arrive to the final stretch of our data collection! We will ...
05/03/2025

🚨🚨 LAST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 🚨🚨

and I are very excited to arrive to the final stretch of our data collection! We will close the survey in 2 weeks!

This research projects is seeking to better understand how occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) are providing gender affirming care (GAC).

You will be asked to complete a short survey, requiring approximately 10 minutes of your time. Follow the QR code or link for more details!

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Had the absolute pleasure of joining some magical colleagues at for an interdisciplinary panel on Gender Affirming Care...
14/10/2024

Had the absolute pleasure of joining some magical colleagues at for an interdisciplinary panel on Gender Affirming Care (GAC). The conversation was powerful, transformative, and filled with hope. Thank you for facilitating this event and for inviting and I to crash your Human Conditions course on Thursday. Sarah and I were humbled by the brilliant students who successfully blocked us from reaching the kahoot podium.

Special thanks to for being an amazing travel partner, GAC trailblazer, and all around awesome human.

We have some very exciting news to share! and I are ready to collect some data for our research project.This research p...
27/09/2024

We have some very exciting news to share! and I are ready to collect some data for our research project.

This research projects is seeking to better understand how occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) are providing gender affirming care (GAC).

You will be asked to complete a short survey, requiring approximately 10 minutes of your time. Follow the QR code or link for more details!

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The final post of Part 1!There is no excuse for not providing gender affirming occupational therapy care to all clients,...
01/08/2024

The final post of Part 1!

There is no excuse for not providing gender affirming occupational therapy care to all clients, p*ers, and students that we work with in all settings and spaces.

But what if you don’t know where to start?

Stay tuned for the next parts of this series as we dive into how to get started, general considerations, and practice considerations. I will host an IG live interview with an OT practitioner with expertise in GAC.

Dates and times of the live chats TBD.

Leave any questions and/or guesses for who will join me in the comments!

Reminder: The AOTA Code of Ethics is an enforceable document that applies to AOTA members.Occupational therapy practitio...
01/08/2024

Reminder: The AOTA Code of Ethics is an enforceable document that applies to AOTA members.

Occupational therapy practitioners are bound by the AOTA Code of Ethics to support gender affirming care. Period.

This is not limited to clinical practice, this also applies to academic programs. The AOTA Policy E.15 highlights that OT curricula should include education of gender affirming care as it aligns with current practice standards. The policy also highlights that education environments should be inclusive and equitable for gender diverse students, faculty, and staff.

Does your program provide safe spaces and inclusive curriculum?

What could they do better to support gender diverse students, faculty, and staff?

What can YOU do better to support your gender diverse p*ers?

Leave some ideas in the comments below! ⬇️

Dropping the mic 🎤 after the first sentenceThe Tea is, all OT practitioners have an obligation to provide gender affirmi...
01/08/2024

Dropping the mic 🎤 after the first sentence

The Tea is, all OT practitioners have an obligation to provide gender affirming care.

Be involved.

What in your states current legislation on and/or protections for gender affirming care?

What programs or services are there locally in your county or state that support access to gender affirming care?

What national resources could your client access for gender affirming services and support?

Take 10 minutes to search and answer these questions. This is only part of your responsibility. Feel free to share what you find in the comments!

To me, Occupational Therapy directly aligns with gender affirming care. We empower and support the clients engagement in...
01/08/2024

To me, Occupational Therapy directly aligns with gender affirming care. We empower and support the clients engagement in occupations that are necessary and/or meaningful for them. This includes the perosnalized occupations of dressing, grooming, toileting, and more that we ALL use daily to affirm who we are and how we want to present ourselves to the world.

According to AOTA, gender affirming care is defined and informed first and foremost by the needs of each individual client (AOTA, 2021)

It really is that simple, gender affirming care is meeting the needs of each individual client. You may have read that and thought, “Well yeah Dev, I do that all the time.💅🏼” The problem is this is not happening equitably in OT practice for all clients, in all settings, and in all states. OT practitioners don’t flinch to talk about increasing access to toileting after someone fractures a hip, yet quickly turn away when that involves navigating stand to p*e device options for a client with a v***a.

So what is YOUR responsibility? Check out the next posts to learn more!

Gender affirming care is defined as, “Medically necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental hea...
01/08/2024

Gender affirming care is defined as, “Medically necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender diverse people” by the American Medical Association.

For occupational therapy practitioners, gender affirming care (GAC) is health care that respectfully affirmative gender expansive individuals’ gender identity while holistically meeting their physical, mental, and social health needs and well-being. AOTA’s Policy E.15 provides clarity, structure, and rationale regarding the professions commitment to affirming the care, safety, and inclusions of gender diverse clients and colleagues across all OT spaces.

Check out the next posts to learn more about OT’s role in GAC, and more specifically, what your role is as an OTP!

For those of you who have been waiting, it is finally here. I’m excited to share the outline for the next series here at...
19/07/2024

For those of you who have been waiting, it is finally here. I’m excited to share the outline for the next series here at The Rainbow OT! If you’re wanting to catch up on LGBT+ basics such as breaking down the letters, understand gender expression, etc, please scroll down and revisit my previous series 💜

Part 1 | Gender Affirming Care & OT 101

Part 2 | Your Role & Your Responsibility

Part 3 | General Practice Considerations

Part 4 | Gender Affirming ADLs: A Deeper Dive

I’m baaaaack 🎶 As said, this collab has been a long time coming. It was such an honor to sit down with Erik and have so...
11/06/2024

I’m baaaaack 🎶

As said, this collab has been a long time coming. It was such an honor to sit down with Erik and have some honest conversation regarding identity, OT, and the LGBTQIA+ community. I hope that you’ll listen and let us know what you think!

Episode drops this Friday, June 14th at 7 am ET! Link will be in bio and can also be found over at ♥️

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