Occupational Therapy

Why does my child need Occupational Therapy?

Your child may need occupational therapy if he or she is showing signs of the following:

• Difficulty with handwriting
• Delay in developmental milestones such as rolling over, sitting upright, or crawling
• Difficulty with feeding and/or managing utensils
• Oversensitiviy to touch on his/her face
• Aversion to getting hands dirty, sticky, or wet
• Appears "clumsy" - crashing into objects such as furniture or other children
• Placing inappropriate objects in mouth
• Avoidance of gross motor activities such as jumping or skipping
• Difficulty with hand/eye coordination task
• Difficulty completing age approriate self-care tasks
• Difficulty establishing hand dominance
• Low or spastic muscle tone
• Difficulty with postural control
• Has an overreaction/fear to movement, especially when his/her feet leave the ground
• Difficulty with sounds, textures, smells