Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapy supports children to develop the skills needed for participation in meaningful everyday activities. Occupational therapists work with children to assess their physical, cognitive, emotional, and social needs through the use of personalized interventions and strategies. These aim to enhance children’s ability to perform daily tasks, promote independence, and engage in activities that are essential to their overall well-being.

• Self- regulation / emotional regulation

  • Managing emotions, thoughts, behaviors; implementing appropriate coping strategies and mindfulness techniques

• Sensory processing

  • Understanding sensory needs and challenges with touch, sight, sound, taste, smell, proprioception, vestibular, and interoception

• Handwriting

  • Improving components such as letter formation, orientation, sizing, line use, and placement

• Activities of daily living (ADLs) / instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

  • Engaging in activities such as dressing, toileting, hygiene, feeding, food preparation, laundry

• Fine motor skills

  • Increasing finger strength, grip, and dexterity for skills such as writing, drawing, cutting, holding a pencil, and manipulating clothing fasteners

• Gross motor skills

  • Developing muscle strength, hand-eye coordination, balance, and postural control for skills such as running, jumping, climbing, and playing sports

• Play skills / social interactions

  • Enriching appropriate play skills such as imaginative play and cooperative play; understanding social rules including turn-taking, sharing, empathy, and understanding social cues

• Cognition

  • Enhancing problem-solving, memory, attention, and organizational skills

• Visual motor / visual perception

  • Organizing and interpreting information that is seen which is essential for tasks such as reading, writing, and navigating the environment