Does your child have difficulty participating in community, school, or household activities?
Purposeful activity is used in pediatric occupational therapy to optimize a child's independence when they are limited by neurological or cognitive impairment, sensory integration/processing disorders, fine motor deficits, or developmental or learning disabilities like dysgraphia. When most people hear about occupational therapy for children, they typically think of activities like eating, dressing and undressing, writing with a pencil, and other physical tasks. Children with difficulties with focus, children with sensory processing disorders, children who have trouble interacting with friends, and children who need assistance with emotional regulation are some of the less well-known but no less significant components of occupational therapy. Play activities help improve sensory processing and teach emotional regulation, which helps our occupational therapists prevent meltdowns or frustrations over what seem like "simple" tasks.All of our Occupational Therapists at Blis...