ABOUT
Get to know more about Occupational therapy and how it all works..
A B O U T OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
An Occupational therapist is trained to assist their clients to engage in the meaningful activities of daily life. From an OT perspective, therapy aims to allow the child to gain independence and perform their daily life activities to the best of their capabilities, as well as with what is age and grade appropriate.
This means being able to participate in the following activities:
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Personal management tasks (toileting, eating, bathing, dressing etc),
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School activities (handwriting, sitting at the desk for the necessary amount of time, cutting, fine motor activities, perceptual tasks etc.),
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Leisure (riding a bike, sport participation, swimming etc.) and
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Social participation and play.
HOW OT WORKS
An OT Assessment is performed to assess all areas of the child's development. These include the activities discussed above, as well as the following:
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Sensory Modulation and Discrimination (Sensory Integration)
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Postural skills: shoulder and core strength / endurance, balance
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Motor Planning / Praxis skills
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Bilateral Integration and Coordination: including midline crossing, directionality, laterality and progression
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Gross Motor skills
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Fine Motor skills: pencil grip and cutting
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Executive functioning skills: Concentration, working memory, problem solving etc
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school based tasks: handwriting, reading and the Perceptual skills required for these
HOW OT WORKS
An OT Assessment is performed to assess all areas of the child's development. These include the activities discussed above, as well as the following:
-
Sensory Modulation and Discrimination (Sensory Integration)
-
Postural skills: shoulder and core strength / endurance, balance
-
Motor Planning / Praxis skills
-
Bilateral Integration and Coordination: including midline crossing, directionality, laterality and progression
-
Gross Motor skills
-
Fine Motor skills: pencil grip and cutting
-
Executive functioning skills: Concentration, working memory, problem solving etc
-
school based tasks: handwriting, reading and the Perceptual skills required for these
HOW OT WORKS
An OT Assessment is performed to assess all areas of the child's development. These include the daily activities discussed above, as well as the following:
-
Sensory Modulation and Discrimination (Sensory Integration)
-
Postural skills: shoulder and core strength / endurance, balance
-
Motor Planning / Praxis skills
-
Bilateral Integration and Coordination: including midline crossing, directionality, laterality and progression
-
Gross Motor skills: ball skills, running, jumping
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Fine Motor skills: pencil grip and cutting
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Executive functioning skills: Concentration, working memory, problem solving etc
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School based tasks: handwriting, reading and the Perceptual skills required for these school tasks
