OT fine motor skills in children
What are fine motor skills? Another word for fine motor skills is dexterity, which in general involves the coordination of small muscles. In particular, movements requiring the regulation of hands and fingers with the eyes (i.e. hand-eye coordination). In children,...
Occupational therapy and learning disabilities in children
Occupational therapy (OT) can help children with learning disabilities to improve their performance at school and learn more easily. OT is an allied health discipline that targets improving an individual’s independence to ensure they can engage in their chosen...
How OT can help improve organization skills
The development of effective organization skills is crucial for children to ensure that they have structure, focus and good time management skills, as these abilities are important as they mature from infancy, begin school and become young adults. Organization skills...
How can Occupational Therapy help children’s handwriting?
Occupational Therapists are allied health clinicians who help improve an individual’s independence, so they can better engage in everyday occupations and activities. Occupational therapists work with people with a wide variety of medical conditions and of all ages,...
How Psychology can help children with behavioural difficulties
Psychologists can help children to diagnose disorders or help clarify behavioural or emotional difficulties. Often, children with intense challenging behaviours can have underlying causes such as developmental or learning disabilities (such as autism), hyperactivity,...
OT and sensory processing issues
What is sensory processing? Sensory processing (or sensory modulation) is the neurological process of how we regulate sensory information, and it is important for individuals to be able to refine and coordinate sensory inputs. Put another way, occupational therapists...
OT and hand-eye coordination
The development of sufficient hand-eye coordination skills is important for children to develop, as they often influence the everyday functioning of the child. Hand-eye coordination is also referred to as visual motor integration, and it is the ability to use one’s...
Occupational therapy and gross motor skills in children
How does OT help children? Occupational therapy (OT) can help children improve their independence and performance in a wide range of skills needed for daily living. Occupational therapists commonly work with children with various cognitive and physical disabilities...