OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
“Occupational therapy is the only profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest
by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability” -www.aota.org
A CHILD’S OCCUPATION IS PLAY!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Occupational Therapy?
Pediatric occupational therapy helps children gain independence while also strengthening the development of fine motor skills, sensory motor skills, and visual motor skills that children need to function and socialize. At Get Set Grow Therapies, we put a strong emphasis on treating individuals using the Sensory Integration Model to help children learn and apply skills to regulate in their environments.
Who may benefit from Occupational Therapy?
Difficulties with motor development or sensory regulation and processing may warrant support from an occupational therapist. A medical diagnosis may or may not be present (Developmental Delay, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and others).
What might a child in occupational therapy work on?
Examples include:
– FINE MOTOR: Improving fine motor skills so they can grasp and release toys and develop good handwriting skills
– COORDINATION: Addressing motor coordination to improve kids’ play and school skills (hitting a target, batting a ball, copying from a blackboard, etc.)
– SELF HELP SKILLS: Learning basic tasks (such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and feeding themselves)
-SENSORY: Developing a family-centered sensory lifestyle to use across all environments (e.g., instead of becoming frustrated and overwhelmed, working through sensory needs and stimuli in the environment that contribute to dysregulation)
– EQUIPMENT: Evaluating the need for specialized equipment and environmental adaptations and supports due to special needs
– EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Improving motor planning skills in order to complete activities in daily environment
-SOCIAL: Improving social engagement to allow development of interpersonal relationships..
How do I get my child services?
Please talk to your child’s pediatrician or specialty doctor about your concerns. A referral can be sent to our office from your child’s physician. An evaluation will be completed by one of our trained therapists and recommendations will be determined at that time.