Allied Therapy Network
Pediatric occupational therapists provide support to children by working closely with them, their families, and other key stakeholders such as educators and healthcare professionals. The focus revolves around facilitating the development and engagement of children in their everyday activities, which primarily revolve around play, learning, and essential life skills.
Support to meet developmental milestones, building strengths and overcoming challenges in the following areas:
Self-care Skills
· Promoting toileting, teeth brushing, and bathing routines
· Building dressing and organizational skills
· Explore food related sensory sensitivities and impact on nutrition
· Promoting healthy sleep routines and improve sleep hygiene
Social and Play Skills
· Initiating and maintaining friends
· Building skills to manage expectations and resolving conflicts
· Develop perspective-taking skills
· Encouraging sharing and turn-taking behaviors
· Engaging and following instructions in group tasks
· Identifying and interpreting hidden social rules
· Using communication strategies to express thoughts and needs
Sensory Processing
· Enhancing body awareness
· Modulating the body's responses
· Processing the surrounding environment
Executive Functioning
· Recognizing and managing emotions, impulses, and distractions
· Improving attention and memory
· Encouraging flexible thinking
· Skills needed for education and learning such as writing, typing, organisation, problem solving, planning etc.
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