When can Occupational Therapy help?

OT for Kids can support children in the areas of:

  • self regulation and sensory processing challenges,
  • attention and impulsivity,
  • playing and learning with others,
  • getting along with friends and building social capacity,
  • gross motor skills including balance, coordination and ball skills,
  • postural control and core strength,
  • fine motor skills, including using hands and fingers in a coordinated way,
  • classroom skills including handwriting,
  • gaining independence and learning to look after themselves,
  • toileting,
  • completing homework, time management and getting organised, and
  • visual perceptual challenges.