Occupational Therapy
Areas of Occupational Therapy Services are listed below:
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Gross Motor Skills
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Movements relating to the large muscle groups such as our legs, arms and trunks
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OTs can work with children to improve motor planning, sequencing, coordination, strength and balance to allow them to develop functional skills such as walking, running, jumping, climbing, & ball skills
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Fine Motor Skills
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Movements relating to the smaller muscle groups such as the hands and fingers.
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OTs can work with children to improve fine motor coordination, grasp and release, object manipulation, hand strength and dexterity
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Printing & Writing Competence
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Pencil grasp, letter recognition and formation as well as written organization
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Sensory Processing
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Our ability to take in information from our senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, gravitational changes & body awareness), and process them accurately
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Sensory processing challenges can lead to difficulties with self-regulation, attention, motor planning and many other functional skills.
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Regulation
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Self-regulation: The ability to adjust and maintain appropriate arousal levels for given situations or tasks
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Emotional regulation: The ability to identify, manage and cope with emotions.
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Social Skills
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Perspective taking, group participation, functional peer & adult interactions, and flexibility
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Play Skills
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Pretend play and functional peer play skills including sharing and turn taking
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Visual Motor Integration
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Ability to coordinate visual perception and fine motor skills
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These skills are important for functional tasks such as printing
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Assistive Devices & Environmental Adaptation
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Implemented devices or adaptations to an individual's environment that allow for maintenance or increase in independence of the child in everyday life
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Enviromental Modifications
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Classroom/home modifications, accommodations, equipment and assistive devices to improve participation in daily activities.
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Cognitive Skills
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Executive functions, attention, information processing, self-monitoring and learning skills
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- Self-Care Skills
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Participation in daily routines including grooming, washing, feeding and dressing
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Treatment Approaches / Qualifications
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Michelle Garcia Winner's Social Thinking