Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists perform comprehensive initial evaluations to identify a child's impairments and functional limitations. The results are used to develop individualized treatment programs with specific, objective, measurable and time-based goals.

A child’s occupation is to be a kid! Through the use of play, our occupational therapists help children acquire the skills needed for the job of living. These include, but are not limited to:

• Promoting independence in daily living skills-including dressing, grooming and feeding
• Facilitating developmental play skills
• Improving fine motor and eye/hand coordination skills
• Improving sensory processing skills such as organization, self-regulation and behavioral state
• Improving visual motor/visual perceptual skills including writing and coloring
• Addressing orthopedic complications and helping to increase function through the use of splinting, casting and forced use therapy as needed