What is Occupational Therapy & What Does It Mean for My Child?
South Florida Occupational Therapy LLC, works with children and their families to increase a child's functional abilities, while recognizing each child's comprehensive needs. In order to do this, I first assess each child's cognitive, physical, and emotional skills to formulate a treatment plan that best meets their capabilities. While working in the home or school setting, I am able to use a top-down approach to care, allowing me to focus on a child's ability to engage in activities of daily living, education, play, leisure and social participation in their own context.
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During therapy, I address various areas such as:
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Fine motor skills and dexterity
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Visual perceptual and visual motor skills
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Gross motor milestones and primitive reflex integration
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Motor planning and eye hand coordination
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Response to sensory input
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Handwriting
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Muscle strength, range of motion, and endurance
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Postural stability
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Social emotional skills
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Adaptive equipment and assistive technology
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How to know if your child would benefit from OT?
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WHY OT
Fine Motor Skills
The ability to make small movements using the hands, fingers and wrist to enable tasks such as holding small items and writing
Visual Perceptual Skills
The ability to interpret, organize and make sense of what the eyes see in order to recognize letters, complete puzzles, and match objects
Visual Motor Skills
The ability to coordinate the eyes and hands to complete tasks such as catching a ball or copying a shape
Activities of Daily Living
Everyday tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, and playing
Sensory Integration
The ability to perceive information from the five senses and respond appropriately
Executive Functioning Skills
Higher level cognitive skills that allow us to plan and initiate a task, sustain attention, remember information and regulate emotions