At Children's Health℠, our team works with infants, children and teens to strengthen their functional and self-care skills so they can become more independent. Our occupational therapists can help children who are:

• Recovering from surgery, an illness or a traumatic injury

• Receiving treatment for complex, acute or chronic health conditions

• Experiencing developmental delays in any area

• Having difficulty using their hands (fine motor skills)

• In need of adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs or communication aids for daily activities

• Having difficulty engaging in social and other activities due to sensory processing disorders

Our goals are to increase children’s independence in their daily activities and improve their developmentally appropriate skills. For children recovering from an injury or illness, we work to help them return to their previous level of function.

In our pediatric occupational therapy, we use a wide variety of approaches, including:

• Biomechanical (body movement) exercises

• Neurodevelopmental activities for children who have difficulty controlling movement because of neurological (brain or spinal cord) disorders

• Sensory processing activities to help children develop appropriate reactions to sensations in various environments

Some of the skills we work on with your child include:

• Fine motor skills for grasping, holding, pinching and gripping

• Self-care skills such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth and feeding themselves

• Eye-hand coordination for tasks such as catching a ball or copying from a whiteboard

Learn more about occupational therapy