Pediatric Occupational Therapy and how we can help
Our Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with children and families to improve the underlying skills which enable participation in every day "occupations." "Occupations" for a child include self-care skills, such as toileting, dressing and feeding; playing and socializing with friends; leisure activities; and learning activities such as writing, reading, and cutting.
Occupational Therapists provide support and recommendations for challenges of everyday life which are encountered at home, in the community, and/or within the school setting. The unique areas an Occupational Therapist can provide support are sensory processing differences, emotional regulation, difficulties planning and sequencing tasks, writing / pre-writing challenges, and motor skill development. In addition, OTs help with developing shared engagement, joint attention, as well as access to learning activities and environments.
A company that celebrates the individual differences of each child using a sensory motor framework, as well as play and emotional connections, to support the development of motor, behavioural, cognitive, and social skills.
Here at Thrive OT we work with a variety of children experiencing a range of difficulties including:
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Autism and social communication differences
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Fine and gross motor delays
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Delays in self-care tasks
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Handwriting and pre-writing activities
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Difficulties planning and sequencing motor tasks
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Shared engagement and joint attention
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Concentration / attention difficulties
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Sensory & emotional regulation
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Development Co-ordination Disorder
If you feel your child would benefit from an assessment, please contact Thrive OT to carry out an assessment of your child within the home, daycare/pre-school environment, or within the community.
Approaches used at Thrive OT
Here at Thrive OT we use a person, occupation, environment approach to intervention ensuring that all factors are considered in order to ensure our children and young people achieve their potential. Hillary is trained in Evidence-based approaches such as the SCERTs framework, DIR Floortime, Emotional regulation programs such as the Zones of Regulation & Autism Level Up and the Interoception curriculum. In addition to this, she provides specialist interventions such as Lego Therapy and Therapeutic Listening - Vital Links.
