Our Occupational therapists are helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations and helping people recovering from injury to regain skills. They help 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.

It starts with

  • An individualized evaluation, during which the client/family and occupational therapist determine the person’s goals.
  • Customized intervention to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals.
  • An outcomes evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment and/or task to fit the child, and the child and family are an integral part of the therapy team. It is an evidence-based practice deeply rooted in science.

Occupational therapist work with children to achieve the following results

  • Help kids work on fine motor skills so they can grasp and release toys and develop good handwriting skills.
  • Address hand-eye coordination to improve kids’ play and school skills (hitting a target, batting a ball, copying from a blackboard, etc.).
  • Help kids with severe developmental delays learn basic tasks (such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and feeding themselves).
  • Help kids with behavioral disorders maintain positive behaviors in all environments (e.g., instead of hitting others or acting out, using positive ways to deal with anger, such as writing about feelings or participating in a physical activity).
  • Teach kids with physical disabilities the coordination skills needed to feed themselves, use a computer, or increase the speed and legibility of their handwriting.
  • Evaluate a child’s need for specialized equipment, such as wheelchairs, splints, bathing equipment, dressing devices, or communication aids.
  • Work with kids who have sensory and attention issues to improve focus and social skills.

Who would benefit from having occupational therapy?

Children with…

  • Developmental delays
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Oral Motor Dysfunction
  • Birth Injury or Birth Defects
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Fine motor difficulties
  • Intellectual disability