Occupational Therapy For Children
The goal of Occupational Therapy is to foster appropriate
responses to sensation in an active, meaningful, and fun way so
the child is able to behave in a more functional manner. Over
time, the appropriate responses generalize to the environment
beyond the clinic including home, school, and the larger
community. Effective occupational therapy thus enables patients
to participate in an active life.
Sensory Integration
Sensory integration is a specialty area of occupational therapy
that is based on over 40 years of theory and research. The term
"sensory integration" refers to the way the brain organizes
sensations for engagement in activities. Sensory Integration may
vary depending on the needs of your child and the type of
sensory input he/she needs. Our Occupational Therapists will
work with your child to both challenge him/her and enable
his/her success. In these sessions, the therapists will advise
on how to practice sensory integration in your home.
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Cognitive Rehabilitation is a program of guided therapy to learn
or re-learn ways to concentrate, memorize, solve problems, and
develop visual-spatial relations learn functional skills such as
feeding and dressing (sequencing). It is a structured set of
therapeutic activities designed to train a child's ability to
use age- appropriate cognitive skills to think, interact and
make decisions. Children with cognitive developmental delays
including ADHD, Autism, and learning disabilities. Children with
brain injuries such as congenital brain deformities, pediatric
stroke, and traumatic or acquired-brain injuries may benefit
from this therapy.