What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is a form of intervention in which the therapist and child work to develop or improve the necessary skills for daily living through activity. Therapy can target skills needed for coordination, school readiness and performance, self help such as feeding, dressing and grooming, safety, focus and attention, play/social interaction, eye-hand coordination, calming and regulatory behaviors and more. We use a variety of treatment approaches, one of which is sensory integration, the ability of the brain and body to take incoming sensory information and create an efficient motor output. Your therapist will develop appropriate home programming and family education in addition to direct treatment of your child.

Reasons to refer a child for occupational therapy

A child may need an OT screening, evaluation and or ongoing treatment if they are having difficulty with one or more of the following:

• Overly sensitive to certain sensations

• Poor attention

• Poor fine motor skills

• Immature gross motor skills

• Difficulty calming self

• Under-active

• Exaggerated behaviors or reactions

• Limited play skills

• Poor social development

• Limited Independence in self care skills

• Difficulty transitioning or accepting change in environment or routine

What we offer:

• Handwriting Without Tears Program

• Sensory Integration Therapy                           

• Developmental Therapy

• Fine motor skills development

• Coordination/Gross Motor skills

• Visual/Perceptual therapy

• Oral motor & feeding therapy