Occupational Therapy
Occupations are anything you do that occupies your time. For children, occupations are important skills they must develop like eating, sleeping, dressing, grooming, playing, and learning.
The occupational therapist helps children develop these necessary skills though play, encouraging them to gain confidence and perform daily tasks to the best of their ability.
Occupational therapy addresses:
Fine motor
Visual motor
Visual perception
Eye hand coordination
Postural control
Bilateral coordination
Feeding
Social skills
Play skills
Self care
Sensory processing
Emotional regulation
In addition to the list above, specific things we can address include:
Is your child having difficulty reading or writing? Or do you suspect a vision issue beyond acuity?
Call to schedule a comprehensive occupational therapy ocular motor evaluation. We look at:
accommodation
tracking
binocular vision
saccades