A child’s job or “occupation” includes play, social interactions, school and caring for themselves. Each child must learn to be successful at each “job” to become independent and successful adults. A pediatric occupational therapist works to find different ways to teach skills for daily living. |
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The occupational therapist provides assessment, intervention and consultation in many areas:
Fine motor/Handwriting Skills
Sensory Integration
Motor Planning
Oral Motor Functioning
Self-Help Skills
Adaptive Equipment Modifications
Environmental Adaptations
Play/Socialization
Hippo therapy
The occupational therapist is highly trained to make the challenging therapeutic tasks seem like fun and play. |
The focus in Early Childhood Education is children’s intellectual, physical and emotional development. The educational therapist provides evaluation, intervention and consultation in many areas including:
Gross motor development Fine motor functioning
Sensory motor functioning
Visual motor functioning
Intellectual development
Social skills
Pre-school skills
Observation for signs of learning or emotional problems
Parenting and behavioral issues |
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