Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) provides skills for the job of living. Occupational therapists receive extensive training in task analysis, which identifies key components necessary to complete an activity and any barriers that make the activity difficult. In pediatrics, key ‘jobs’ of childhood include play, environmental exploration, co-regulation, self-regulation, dressing, engagement with others, fine motor skills, feeding, and a variety of other tasks. Children who struggle with sensory processing, regulation, strength, coordination, or attention, often struggle with those specific jobs of childhood. Occupational therapists are here to help! OT’s can help to build foundational skills to support growth and learning across environments. Best of all, it can often be done through play activities.
Occupational therapy can also help to set up routines and sensory diets to support the child and family to decrease stress. The term sensory diet is a fancy way to refer to a variety of selected sensory input to help the child stay regulated during the day. Food can be included but certainly doesn’t need to be!
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