Pediatric Occupational Therapy
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What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

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Occupational therapy’s primary goal is to improve a child’s functional performance and to enhance the child’s ability to interact with his/her physical and social environment. Pediatric occupational therapy targets a child’s occupation–which is to develop social, play, self-care, learning & sensory processing skills. This includes, but is not limited to, feeding skills, sensory regulation and modulation, fine-motor skills, self-help skills, pre-writing and writing skills, visual motor/perceptual skills, and motor coordination.  Pediatric OT’s are also skilled in modifying or adapting a child’s environment so that the child has the ability to reach his/her full potential.
Common diagnoses treated by a pediatric occupational therapist:
  • Prematurity or birth-related injuries
  • Developmental Delays
  • Hypo/Hypertonia 
  • Dysgraphia 
  • Coordination Disorder
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Down syndrome
  • ADHD
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Fine-motor and visual motor delays
  • Pre-writing and handwriting difficulties
  • Sensory processing disorders
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Fine & Visual Motor

Building foundational skills necessary for play, school and life's daily activities. Areas of importance include: 
  • reflex integration
  • strength and endurance
  • motor coordination
  • ocular motor skills


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Sensory Integration

Sensory Integration is how the nervous system organizes and takes in all the sensations of the environment. Sensory Integration Dysfunction occurs when a child has difficulty interpreting incoming sensations to the vestibular, proprioceptive, and/or tactile systems. 
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Play & Social Development

Helping kids to engage, participate and socialized through play and learning. By enhancing and using the following:
  • self-esteem and confidence
  • emotional well-being
  • behavior modification
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