Occupational Therapy is a profession that helps teenagers and children gain independence in their daily lives by performing essential life activities or occupations. These include everyday tasks such as communicating, eating, bathing, dressing, and toileting. While most teenagers and children learn these activities over time and incorporate them into their daily routines, children with special needs may find these tasks more challenging and require special attention and reminders to complete them.
Occupational Therapists (OTs) identify areas such as physical, psychological, and social factors that affect a child's growth and development. This process helps build a foundation for play, learning, and independence. OTs work closely with parents, monitoring development goals and providing guidance for everyday situations to enhance a child's participation in a successful and independent life.
If a child or teenager with Autism or ADHD needs help with daily activities such as getting ready in the morning, coping with changes, focusing in school, completing tasks, and making friends, they should see an Occupational Therapist. Therapy can improve self-regulation, sensory processing, impulse control, communication skills, fine and gross motor skills, time management, and social skills.
- Poor academic records
- Any form of behavior problems
- School refusal, exam fear, anxiety
- Difficulty in day-to-day activities
- Compromised attention and concentration
- Difficulty in reading, writing, and doing calculations
- Autism, ADHD, hyperactivity, dyslexia, slow learning
- Problems in holding a pen/pencil with poor handwriting
A proper assessment is required before starting therapy. Our team of therapists conducts a thorough assessment using various methods such as standardized tests, clinical observations, current situation evaluations, and detailed parent interviews and questionnaires.
Our treatment involves Sensory Integration Therapy, Early Intervention, Play-Based Therapy, Oral Placement Therapy, Social Thinking, and Handwriting Remediation. Occupational Therapy is primarily play-based, and our treatment involves various activities and skills with specific goals, though these goals are not limited to the ones mentioned here.