Academic Staff
Dr Wilson TANG
Clinical Associate
DHSc (OT) (PolyU), MSc OT (PolyU), BSc (Hons) OT (PolyU)
- QT524F
- +852 2766 6695
- wilson-yf.tang@polyu.edu.hk
Biography
Dr Tang received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in occupational therapy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He attained his professional doctoral degree with the generic award in occupational therapy from PolyU in 2021. He specialises in paediatrics and research on students with special educational needs. Dr Tang is a registered occupational therapist with a wide range of solid experience in paediatric rehabilitation of children with autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, specific learning difficulties, developmental delay and visual impairment for more than 15 years. Before joining PolyU, Dr Tang provided services at various non-governmental organisations and private clinics, devoting himself to enhancing healthcare services. He is currently a clinical associate in occupational therapy at PolyU and has been serving as a technical advisor for the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) to provide consultation since 2017.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Fine motor development
- Sensory processing and sensory-motor intervention
- Developmental disabilities
- Tang, W. Y. F., Fong, K. N. K., & Chung, R. C. K. (2021). The effects of storytelling with or without social contextual information regarding eye gaze and visual attention in children with autistic spectrum disorder and typical development: A randomized, controlled eye-tracking study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-11.