Occupational Therapy is a profession that helps Teenager/Children to have freedom in their daily life to perform life “Activities or Occupations”. These are everyday basic daily routine life activities and task, such as Communicating, Eating, Bathing, Clothing and Toileting. For most of the teenager and children these activities are learned with time relatively and become part of their daily routine. Children with special needs and care; these might be more difficult and might require special attention and reminder for completing daily living activities.
Occupational Therapist (OT) identifies the areas such as Physical, Psychological and Social which has been affected for the growth and development of the child in order to build the foundation of development that is essential for Play, Learning and Independence. Occupational Therapist works closely and monitors the development goals with the parent and provides guidance for everyday situations to enhance your child participation in successful and independent life.
If a Child or a Teenager with Autism and ADHD needs help in their daily activity such as getting ready in morning, difficulty in coping with changes, focusing in school, completing task and making friends, then this child should see an Occupational Therapist to improve Self Regulation, Sensory Processing, Impulse Control, Communications Skills, Fine Motor & Gross Motor Skills, Time Management and Social Skills.
A Proper assessment is required before starting therapy. Our team of Therapist conducts do a proper assessment using various methods such as Standardized Tests, Clinical Observations, Current Situation and Detailed Parent Interview and Questionnaires. Our Treatment involves Sensory Integration Therapy, Early Intervention, Play Based Therapy, Oral Placement Therapy, Social Thinking, Hand writing Remediation. Occupational Therapy is mainly play based and our treatment involves various other activities and skills by which goals are set, but these goals are not limited to this only.
