A to Z Pediatric Therapy offers Occupational Therapy (OT) for clients birth through high school years of age. Our occupational therapists focus on treating the child as a whole, addressing sensory, developmental, motor, behavioral, and social needs. They work in a collaborative manner with the other therapists at A to Z Pediatric Therapy, as well as with the other professionals that play a role in the clients’ therapeutic treatment, to make intervention more efficient, effective, and applicable across all settings. We engage in individualized assessments for each client, and formulate goals according to the clients needs and skills that would best impact their quality of life.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy focuses on working on the skills that are needed to promote a better quality life, by supporting what a child needs to be set up for success in their activities of daily living, or their ‘occupation’. Occupational therapy intervention uses everyday activities (occupations) to enable a child to be able to participate in their daily activities in the most safe and independent manner possible. At A to Z Pediatric Therapy, we believe that early intervention can help children and young adults develop the skills that they need to live their lives to their best ability, and we are committed to helping them find the most effective ways to do so.
OTs are able to help children with a variety of needs, including, but not limited to:
- Gross Motor
- Fine Motor
- Sensory Processing
- Body Awareness
- Emotional Regulation
- Coordination and Balance
- Handwriting
- Feeding
- Reflex Integration
- Self-Care
- Executive Functioning
Who we work with
While these are not all of the diagnoses that our occupational therapists are familiar with, below is a list of some of the most common types of diagnoses that our OTs work with:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Microcephaly
- Chromosomal Anomalies
- Down Syndrome
- Feeding Disorders
- Hypotonia/Hypertonia
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Developmental Delay
- Coordination Difficulties
- Motor Planning Difficulties