Occupational Therapists

Occupational Therapists help children in the following ways:

Physical developmental domain- Your child’s ability to master movement and balance as well as be able to interact with the world around them in various ways

Areas addressed may include:

·      advancing hand-eye coordination

·      learning to precisely control muscles in the fingers and hands

·      building upper body & core strength

·      establishing appropriate grasping skills

·      sensing balance and motion

·      developing body awareness

·      sensory system development-touch, taste, hearing, vision and smell

Adaptive developmental domain- Your child’s ability to adapt to various demands of normal daily living, including areas such as dressing, eating, toileting and washing

Areas addressed may include:

·      encouraging independent self feeding-holding bottle, finger feeding, utensil use

·      meal time behaviors

·      promoting management of daily hygiene activities such as washing, brushing teeth

·      dressing and undressing, putting on socks & shoes

·      potty training

·      problems with sleep

·      safety concerns

·      participating in age appropriate daily routines

For additional information please refer to the Developmental Milestones checklist

courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html