What, Why, When, Where, How Occupational Therapy Can Impact your Child's Life
Updated: Jan 17
What?
Often times we hear the term "OT" or Occupational Therapy being mentioned by people and/or Health Professionals; but what exactly is it and how essentially OT could help my child?
OT helps children who struggle with their day to day tasks and activities. Occupational Therapy consists of exercises and activities to build and improve any sensory issues, motor skills, body awareness, balance and coordination difficulties that the child is facing which hinders the child's development as a whole.
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Why?
Occupational Therapy is essential to help and improve a child's learning and growth process. A child who struggles from writing will need an OT's intervention to identify the root cause and come up with an intervention to address the problem. Similarly, when a child has difficulties controlling their emotions will require an OT's intervent