Born to Play: Transcending Boredom into Play: Supporting children to become captains of their own play adventures.

Ferreira, Anandé: - Anandé Ferreira is a pediatric occupational therapist in private practice with a special interest in sensory integration and playfulness, guest lecturer at the University of Cape Town, speaker and play enthusiast. Upon completion of her Masters' degree in 2016, she presented her research at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress in 2018 and was published in the Occupational Therapy International Journal in 2018. She is a guest lecturer in play assessments, playfulness and play interventions in the Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Cape Town and runs continued professional development workshops and courses for qualified occupational therapists, focused on the aforementioned topics. She has a passion to enable children and families in creating more playful engagement in today's ever-changing, fast-paced world.