Occupational therapy plays an important role in the rehabilitation and advancement of individuals with disabilities. Occupational therapy focuses on a wide range of activities that are important for proper functioning, optimal quality of life, and socialization. The goal of the therapy is to assist the student in basic daily functioning so that he can achieve maximum independence. Occupational therapy makes use of a range of technological assistive devices, such as iPads, computers, and other special equipment.
Occupational therapists provide support to the child from infancy until adulthood, in order to help them advance from basic functioning to attainment of the ability to perform more complex daily tasks that will enable them to integrate into employment and the community around them.
Occupational Therapy provides a wide range of treatments
- Sensory stimulation to different body systems to enhance the brain’s ability to absorb sensory information.
- Development of gross motor skills, such as walking, jumping, and balance
- Development of body awareness in order to achieve efficient and correct functioning
- Development of fine motor skills, such as hand grasp and cutting with scissors
- Regulation and use of strength in performing gross motor and fine motor tasks
- Development of graphomotoric skills, such as proper grasp of a pen and writing readiness
- Improvement of daily functioning tasks, including dressing, personal hygiene, home economics skills, spacial orientation in and outside of school, shopping, use of public transportation, and vocational preparation.
