How do I know if my child needs OT?
Occupational Therapy offers valuable support to children across all aspects of their daily life including managing toileting; dressing; tolerating different foods; forming friendships; coping with change; using “tools” such as pencils, scissors and cutlery, engaging in movement and sports.
Movement
Clumsy
Uncoordinated
Difficulty catching balls
Fatigues easily with movement activities
Hand Skills
Difficulty grasping a pencil
Difficulty using scissors
Struggles to play with small objects like marbles, lego, beads
Difficulty writing
Self-Care
Difficulty dressing themselves
Difficulty dressing themselves
Difficulty with toileting
Struggles to use cutlery
Requires support to settle to sleep
Social Skills
Difficulty making and keeping friends
Difficulty reading body language and clues
Difficulty with turn taking
Struggles to understand “social rules”
Prefers to play by self “with objects” rather than peers
Behaviour
Difficulty coping with change or with transitiontimes
Highly sensitive to criticism
Easily frustrated
Impulsive
Meltdowns and/or tantrums
Variable and quickly changing moods
Struggles with resilience
Oppositional or defiant
Sensory
Struggles to tolerate different textures of clothing (tags, seams in socks)
Distressed about having hair, finger and toenails cut
Distressed by dirty hands and want to wash them frequently
Fussy/picky eating
Does everything with too much force
Always running/ jumping, getting into upside down positions
Executive Function
Executive Function
Poor memory
Difficulty following directions/daily routines
Difficulty with planning, sequencing and organising
The initial assessment
Your appointment time will be confirmed via email.
You will receive a text message the day prior, as a reminder.
All the necessary paperwork will be emailed out to you, prior to the assessment.