Occupational therapists help children learn and develop skills to be able to engage, participate and achieve in everyday activities. Occupational therapists can help improve the following skills:
• Daily living skills: toileting, dressing, eating (including fussiness), cooking, cleaning and shopping
• Motor skills- fine motor, gross motor and motor planning
• Play skills: expanding and building on current play, imaginative play and playing with others
• School skills: handwriting, drawing, scissors
• Learning skills: attention/concentration, memory, problem solving, sequencing
• Social skills: making friends, navigating and understanding the social world
• Emotional management: learning how to handle emotions
• Sensory skills: under or over reaction to sensory input