How Occupational Therapy can help children with Autism
What is Occupational Therapy and how can it help children? Occupational Therapy (OT) is an individualised service that focuses on building children’s personal and life skills, so they can be more independent and have a better quality of life. OT aims to enhance...
How OT can help children with learning difficulties
What are learning difficulties Learning difficulties are associated with serious problems in the areas of reasoning, speaking and listening, writing, reading or mathematics. Learning disorders are believed to be caused by maladjustments in the nervous system, and...
OT for social skills in children
What is occupational therapy? In its broadest sense, occupational therapy (OT) helps to foster general well being by enabling individuals to engage in the activities of daily life. OTs assist to improve people’s independence to ensure that they engage in their...
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,...