Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT)helps childrens who struggle to do every day tasks because of poor motor skills. For kids, that includes tasks that are part of learning and functioning well at school.Occupational Therapy(OT) works on the skills kids need to do the things they struggle with,from zipping their coat to writing and typing.
Benefits of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is a process that involves helping people at all stages of life (from toddlers to the elderly) develop, maintain, and recover the skills they need for daily activities that are meaningful and necessary. The type of Occupational Therapy an individual needs varies greatly, and is dependent on their condition. For example, an elderly person with Parkinson’s Disease will receive different treatment when compared to a young child with Autism.
Who Might Need Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy can help kids and teens who have:
- Birth injuries or birth defects
- Sensory processing disorders
- Traumatic injuries to the brain or spinal cord
- Learning problems
- Autism
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Mental health or behavioral problems
- Broken bones or other orthopedic injuries
- Developmental delays
- Post-surgical conditions
- Burns
- Spina bifida
- Traumatic amputations
- Cancer
- Severe hand injuries
- Multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other chronic illnesses
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