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Occupational Therapy
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy (OT) is all about helping your child develop the skills they need to conquer daily life tasks with confidence and joy. Whether it’s tying shoes, holding a pencil, or playing with friends, occupational therapy uses your child’s strengths and interests to improve areas of need.
Occupational therapy can address:
Handwriting
Occupational therapy (OT) is all about helping your child develop the skills they need to conquer daily life tasks with confidence and joy. Whether it’s tying shoes, holding a pencil, or playing with friends, occupational therapy uses your child’s strengths and interests to improve areas of need. The goal of OT is
Fine Motor Skills
require the coordination of the small muscles in our hands to pinch, grasp, and manipulate items of various sizes. Holding a pencil to write, zipping a jacket, manipulating coins, completing puzzles, stringing beads on a necklace, and buttoning a shirt are all examples of skills requiring fine motor control!
Additional skills addressed in OT:
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Gross Motor Skills:
Emotional Regulation: - Visual Motor Integration:
- Visual Perceptual Skills:
- Self-Care/Activities of Daily Living:
- Executive Functioning:
- Visual Perceptual Skills: