Gross motor development
What are gross motor skills? A basic yet integral component of a child’s development is the advancement of physical skills. Gross motor skills are essential to regulate the body’s large muscles, which are important for core stabilisation, hand-eye coordination and...
OT sensory integration
What is sensory integration (or sensory processing)? The way in which an individual connects, engages and reacts with their environment can be thought of as sensory processing. These sensory experiences encompass the five senses (sight, smell, taste, sound, touch) as...
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy (or OT) is in the allied health category of health professions that targets augmenting the functioning of the individual. As its name suggests, OT helps people to better engage in and perform activities or...
Explain Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy (OT) established itself in the 1970s as a health profession. It is an intervention that helps a person to re-gain their functioning and independence. This article will explain what OT is, what it usually involves and how OT can help people to be...