Occupational Therapy Services for Children
The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable children and adolescents to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists can work with children of all ages and their families, to help enhance skills necessary for their everyday life including playing, getting dressed or handwriting. Occupational therapy may also address social, psychological and environmental factors impacting on the child’s performance. This may include making changes to the child’s environment such as their school or home to help the child be more independent.
Our experienced paediatric occupational therapists can provide services to preschool and school aged children in the following areas:
- Fine Motor Skills
- Tool Use (involves utilising objects within the hand such as cutlery, scissors or pencils)
- Handwriting
- Gross Motor Skills
- Self-Care Skills (dressing, toileting and grooming)
- Feeding Skills (including fussy eaters and children with food aversions)
- Sensory Processing (self-regulation and behaviour)
- Cognitive and Perceptual skills (attention, concentration, organisational skills, executive functioning and visual perception)
- Play Skills
- Social Skills
- Specialised Equipment Prescription