Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy focuses on enhancing development and improving functional independence with self-care and activities of daily living. Through developmentally-appropriate play and activities, therapists work with children to improve skills for dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, completing tasks, problem solving, writing, improved attention span and social skills.

• Upper extremity strength and coordination
• Fine motor skills – use of fingers and hands
• Self-care skills – bathing, dressing, feeding
• Visual motor skills/visual perceptual
• Sensory processing and modulation skills
• Adaptive Equipment assessment and recommendations
  

Examples of Diagnoses that may benefit from OT: Developmental Delay, Autism, Asperger’s, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy