Occupational therapy is a health care profession dedicated to helping children develop play, self-care, school and social skills. These skills and abilities provide the platform for a successful transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. At blueballoon Health Services, we work to address the core issues that may be impacting a child’s ability to reach his/her full potential. We use a number of well-established approaches and techniques including sensory integration, percept ional motor training and the cognitive-based interventions.
At blueballoon Health Services, our occupational therapists help children develop play ideas as well as sequence and plan activities and motor skills by delivering therapy through play activities. Although it may appear as though they are simply playing your child, our occupational therapists are working on functional and therapeutic goals through the use of play activities.
blueballoon Health Services Occupational Therapy is a team of occupational therapists, all of whom are trained and experienced in the area of paediatrics. We have expertise in sensory integration, including therapists fully certified in Neurodevelopmental Techniques (NDT), Sensory Integration Praxis Tests (SIPT), Therapeutic Listening, Arousal and Self-Regulation Theory and Intervention Techniques.
When might your child need Occupational therapy?
Occupational Therapy can be used to improve:
- Gross motor skills such as balance and strength
- Fine motor skills such as buttons and zippers
- Oral-motor skills such as feeding and chewing
- Visual-motor skills such as drawing and pouring
- Sensory processing concerns such as over-sensitivity avoiding or seeking touch.
- Environmental adaptation and self-help skills
- Psychosocial play, printing and cursive writing
How could an Occupational Therapist help my child?
Paediatric Occupational Therapy benefits a child with developmental delays, such as pervasive developmental delays, by attempting to improve the quality of life for the child through successful and meaningful experiences. This may be accomplished through the maintenance, improvement, or introduction of skills necessary for the child to participate as independently as possible in meaningful life activities. Such skills include but are not limited to coping skills, fine and oral motor skills, sensory processing, self-help skills, socialization and play skills, visual-motor skills and environmental adaptations.
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