Occupational Therapy-focuses on helping people achieve independence in performing activities of daily living. As with adults, occupational therapy can also address to meet children’s occupational needs. And a child’s main job is play and learning, and a pediatric occupational therapist can evaluate a child’s skills of play, school performance, and activities of daily living for developmental and age appropriateness.
The following are some examples of pediatric medical problems that may benefit from occupational therapy (OT): sensory processing/integrative disorders, learning problems, autism, pervasive developmental disorders, behavioral problems, developmental delays, birth injuries/defects, burns, severe hand injuries, post surgical conditions, traumatic injuries, cerebral palsy, and other chronic illnesses.
Our pediatric occupational therapists are trained to address the following areas and help your child achieve their goals:
- fine motor skills, such as grasping and releasing objects
- handwriting skills
- hand-eye coordination
- self-care tasks, such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth, and self-feeding
- management of behavioral disorders
- attention and social skills
- sensory processing and integration
- visual-perceptual skills
- cognitive skills
- evaluation of equipment and adaptations for computers, communication aids, wheelchairs, splinting, bathing