Pediatric occupational therapy (OT) focuses on the use of everyday occupation and “play” in order to help a child meet their developmental milestones and more fully participate in a child’s very important occupations of being a student in the classroom, being a friend, and participating in activities with his/her family.
Specific areas of focus in occupational therapy include:
- Handwriting/scissor cutting
- Auditory processing
- Attention to task
- Upper extremity strengthening
- Sensory processing
- Behavior modification
- Fine motor skills
- Daily self care skills
- Eye hand coordination
The occupational therapists at Jarvis Pediatric Therapy have additional training in:
- Sensory integration therapy
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Childhood neurology
- Behavior modification
- Visual perceptual development
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Modulated Listening
- Wilbarger Brushing Protocol
- Infant development
- Nutrition therapy
- Alternatives to pharmaceutical therapies
- Creating school modifications