Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and intensive bimanual therapies are treatment techniques used by Occupational Therapists to facilitate fun [...]

Getting dressed is an activity necessary for daily living. When a child has fine motor difficulties, he/she often has difficulty with the following ta [...]

Executive functioning skills involve the ability to plan, organize, and complete a given task. Areas that may affect a child's executive functioning s [...]

Fine motor skills involve the use of the smaller muscle of the hands to appropriately manipulate an object or perform a task. Fine motor skill develop [...]

Handwriting evolves as a child develops fine motor skills. A child progresses from being able to isolate the index finger and thumb to grasp objects a [...]

Our sensory systems work together to keep our minds and bodies at an appropriate level of arousal dependent on the current situation.  Children who e [...]

Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) assessment and techniques are hands on or positioning techniques used by Occupational Therapists to set goals and m [...]

A child is considered a picky eater if he/she only eats a specific texture (for example: only crunchy foods, only pureed textures), eats from only 1-2 [...]

Self-Care and Hygiene skills are taught by Occupational Therapists. These hygiene skills can include brushing teeth, grooming, bathing, and toileting. [...]

A child is able to self-regulate when he/she can control and monitor his/her feelings, behavior, and emotions. A sensory treatment approach is often u [...]

Sensory Integration is a form of occupational therapy in which special exercises are used to strengthen the patient's sense of touch (tactile), sense [...]

Visual motor skills involve hand and eye coordination to complete tasks such as copying, drawing, completing patterns, stacking, etc. View Visual Mot [...]