Occupational Therapy

The dollar store (or the clearance section at Target) are some of my favorite places to find fun, therapeutic activities to use in therapy. Here are just a few of my must haves and some activity suggestions!   1. Balloons: • Eye-Hand Coordination: Use your hands or small tennis rackets to hit a balloon back […]

What is a Visual Schedule? A visual schedule is a tool that provides a child with information about the sequence of events to occur. The schedule informs the child of changes that are about to occur and when it is time to stop an activity. A visual schedule may include objects, pictures, and/or words. Benefits […]

The goal of occupational therapy, better known as OT, is to increase children’s independence across their natural environments. Occupational therapists work on underlying skills in order to build up to completing larger, functional tasks, such as dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting.  Some of these areas are executive functioning, social skills, sensory processing, fine motor skills, […]

Whether your child is just starting therapy or they have been in therapy for years I’m sure you’ve wondered…what is occupational therapy? What do pediatric occupational therapists do? Do they help my child with job skills? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. The name can be somewhat misleading, especially when it comes to pediatrics. But did […]