Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists treat infants, children and adolescents with the following: 

• Cerebral palsy
• Developmental delays 
• Fine-motor deficits 
• Feeding delays 
• Failure to thrive 
• Oral aversion 
• Sensory integration dysfunction 
• Motivation/self-regulatory disorder 
• Autism spectrum disorders 
• ADD/ADHD 
• Brachial plexus injury 
• Down syndrome 
• Motor-planning concerns 
• Prematurity 
• Visual-motor concerns 
• Pre-natal drug/alcohol exposure 
• Assistive technology needs 
• Concussion or head injury 
  
  

Common interventions include: 

• Fine motor activities 
• Handwriting help, including use of Handwriting Without Tears program 
• Sensory-motor therapy 
• Motor planning and motor coordination 
• Feeding evaluations 
• Evaluations for ADL equipment 
• Self-help skill training — dressing, bathing, toileting and self-feeding 
• Upper extremity strengthening 
• Assistive technology recommendations