OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational Therapy Services

Our occupational therapists work with families to assist their children in learning functional skills such as the development of hand-eye coordination, visual perception, oral skills for eating, coordination of the whole body, and feeling comfortable with the positioning and movement of their body during daily activities. These skills are reinforced by progressive work on their ability to pay attention, remain calm, and learn self-care techniques, such as personal grooming, personal hygiene, and dressing themselves. Visual perceptual skills are essential to successful participation and progress in academic settings and lead to the development of higher level thinking skills in all aspects of life. Our goal is to work with the whole family to develop successful, cooperative behavior patterns, and effective problem solving skills.

Your child may need Occupational Therapy if he/she is experiencing any of the following below:

• Poor fine motor skills
• Trouble with reading/writing
• Immature gross motor skills
• Decreased motor control
• Decreased eye hand coordination
• Difficulty with visual perception
• Overly sensitive to sensory input
• Under responsive to sensory input
• Touches people or objects constantly (seeking sensory input)
• Crashes and/or bangs into people or objects
• Falls often
• Difficulty calming self
• Difficulty with sleeping
• Difficulty with eating and food choices
• Difficulty with sitting still, attention, and/or behavior
• Emotional reactivity
• Reactive to feel of clothing, baths, haircuts, nail cutting, or tooth brushing
• Limited play skills
• Poor social development
• Limited independence in self care skills
• Difficulty transitioning or accepting change in environment or routine

Contact our office to schedule an evaluation with one of our skilled Occupational Therapists.