Pediatric occupational therapy
Does your child experience difficulties in his or her day-to-day activities?
If your child is having difficulty performing daily activities, or you have concerns about his or her abilities, pediatric occupational therapy may be right for you and your child. Occupational therapists are professionals who work with children who are experiencing various developmental challenges that interfere with their autonomy.
An occupational therapist can solve a wide range of issues. These may include difficulties with personal care (e.g., cleaning oneself, getting dressed, eating); in moving about (e.g., running, jumping, climbing or going down stairs) or in hobbies (e.g., craft-making, coloring, completing puzzles or cutting paper); and after-school activities (e.g., writing, organization while completing math problems); in maintaining interpersonal relationships (e.g., communicating with others, establishing visual contact, being sociable, expressing oneself according to their age group); and in behaving (e.g., maintaining self-esteem, respecting limits, experiencing anxiety or impulsiveness). The professional will support your child in all the activities that are important to him/her, with the aim of optimizing his/her involvement.
Small actions can have big repercussions!
Pediatric occupational therapy aims to improve your child’s independence, whatever his or her age. It can also help your child develop or maintain skills that will enable him or her to experience great success in daily life, leading to greater pleasure in taking part in daily activities in different living environments.
Occupational therapy for children enables them to make the acquisitions necessary for their optimal development.
Pediatric occupational therapy are designed to help children with :
- Delays in motor development
- Difficulty in performing fine motor skills;
- Difficulty with visual-perceptual-cognitive functions or dyspraxia
- Developmental coordination disorder / motor and perceptual dyspraxia
- Sensory issues / sensory integrative difficulties;
- Muscle tone issues; and
- Stability and postural control issues
- Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) or coordination acquisition disorder (CAD) or motor dyspraxia;
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD);
- Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD).
Occupational therapy is also beneficial for all children who have difficulty carrying out their daily activities.
We’re here to help, so don’t wait any longer to consult our pediatric occupational therapy team!