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What type of difficulties do Occupational Therapists assist with?

· Fine motor: difficulty using two hands together, grasping, dexterity, small hand movement and

coordination.

· Handwriting: pencil grip, letter formation, legibility and pencil grip

· Arm strength and coordination

· Motor Planning and body awareness: ability to plan and organise their body to complete new

and familiar tasks.

· Difficulties in self-care task: Dressing, bathing, feeding and toileting

· Visual perception

· Sensory processing: overly or under sensitive to touch, movement, pressure, noise and/or visual

input

· Play: delayed, inappropriate or absent

· Poor attention and concentration

· Functional preschool and school tasks: Cutting, gluing, organising themselves to complete

tasks and listening to instructions.

How do Occupational Therapist assist children with these difficulties?

· Improves hand skills needed for handwriting and manipulating objects

· Provides sensory strategies to child, family and school to enable child to concentrate and attend.

· Improves visual skills needed for home and school

· Improves self-care skills

· Provides specialised equipment for home and school to assist child's functioning

· Prepares children for preschool or school by developing fundamental skills

· Educates parent and other relevant persons on child’s difficulties and provides strategies to assist.

· Develop eye-hand coordination skills

· Improves and expands play skills

Contact Us:

Phone: (+618) 9445 1238

Fax: (+618) 9204 3807

E-mail: marlene.h@kids-biz.net

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What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy aims to assists children who have difficulties completing functional tasks due to physical, neurological, sensory-motor, visual-perceptual and/or fine motor difficulties.

Occupational therapist work with the child and family to assist children to develop the necessary physical, sensory, cognitive and visual skills needed for school tasks, play and self-care (toileting, dressing, feeding and washing).