An occupational therapist works with children who may be challenged by behavioral difficulties, developmental differences such as gross and fine motor delays, difficulty focusing and attending, perceptual impairments, illegible handwriting, and dyspraxia.
Various modalities and sensory motor equipment is used during treatment.
Children with the following diagnosis typically benefit from O.T services:
- Developmental Delay
- Perceptual Motor Delay
- Visual Perceptual Delay
- Feeding difficulties/disorders
- Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
- Dysgraphia (moderate handwriting difficulty)
- Gross Motor Planning Problems (uncoordinated)
- Fine Motor Planning Problems
- Attentional Difficulties
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDD, Asperger's Syndrome, etc)
- Neurological Impairments resulting in delay of skill development
- Genetic Disorders resulting in delay of skill development