Services
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) is a beneficial service that enables children with disabilities to acquire skills for everyday tasks through the use of purposeful activity. In simpler terms, OT helps kids with their daily activities such as playing, writing, caring for themselves, going to school, using technology, interacting with others, and processing sensory information.
WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Most kids who are referred for occupational therapy already have an existing medical or educational diagnosis. However, at Kids’ Therapy Shop we look beyond their diagnosis and the limitations it may imply. Instead, we focus on the underlying issues. We evaluate the symptoms, work to find causes, and develop a treatment plan based on your child’s unique needs. As a parent, you know your child better than anyone else, and we encourage you to seek advice and services for your child when desired.
an OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST CAN ASSIST CHILDREN with:
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Fine and gross motor skills
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Balance and coordination skills
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Body awareness and motor planning
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Visual motor and visual perceptual skills
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Handwriting skills
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Attention span and ability to focus
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Activity level that is unusually high or low
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Performing activities of daily living
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School performance
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Social skills
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Over or under-sensitive to sensory input including tactile, auditory, taste, smell, movement and pressure touch (light and deep)
SERVICES OFFERED:
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EVALUATION: Information gathered through parent interview, report, observation, developmental history, standardized and criterion referenced assessments.
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DIRECT TREATMENT: Sessions that are one-on-one with your child and the therapist.
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GROUP THERAPY: Sessions with 2 or more children. Children may be typical peers or kids who have similar abilities.
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CONSULTATION: Meeting with parents, teachers, caregivers, or any individual involved to discuss treatment strategies to be carried out at home, school, daycare or any other facilities the child may attend.
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PARENT TRAINING: Meeting directly with parents and providing instructions of activities to be implement at home.
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HOME PROGRAM: A program developed for the individual child to be implemented at home by the parents or caregivers.
