OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
The primary roles of a child are to play and learn. The goal of Occupational Therapy is to help children successfully participate and engage in their daily activities to the best of their ability. Occupational Therapists can assess and provide intervention to address concerns in the following areas:
Achieving Developmental Milestones
- Grasping and Reaching for Toys
- Sitting
- Crawling
Fine Motor Skills
- Manipulating Small Objects
- Pencil Grasp
- Fastening Buttons, Zippers, and Shoelaces
- Drawing and Colouring
- Using Scissors
Gross Motor Skills
- Riding a Bicycle
- Ball Skills
- Balancing
- Bilateral Coordination
- Navigating a Playground
School Performance
- Written Output
- Pencil Control
- Visual Spatial Skills
- Organizations
- Self-Regulation
Feeding
- Picky Eating
- Tolerating a Variety of Textures
- Self-Feeding
- Using Utensils
Motor Planning
Coordinating and carrying out complex, multi-step tasks. For example, learning a new sport or activity, such as swimming or karate
Sensory Processing
- Difficulty tolerating various sensory stimuli:
- Textures
- Sound
- Touch