Occupational Therapy

What is Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy aims to assist your child in participating in occupations that are both meaningful and necessary in their everyday life. At SENSATIONAL OT 4 KIDS, we believe Therapy can be motivating, effective and most importantly, FUN. Therapists aim to engage your child in a playful and positive way, using creativity and expertise to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Our Occupational Therapy team can assist children experiencing challenges in the following areas:

Play Skills

Social Skills

Handwriting

Fine and Gross Motor Skills

Motor Planning and other Cognitive skills

Attention & Concentration

Emotional Regulation

Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration

Self-Care Skills, including dressing, feeding, toileting etc

Visual Perception

Therapy approaches used at SENSATIONAL OT 4 KIDS include:

SOS Approach to Feeding

DIR/Floortime

The Willbarger Therapressure Protocol

Therapeutic Listening Program

The M.O.R.E Approach

Sensory Integration

Equipment Prescription

Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration

What is Speech Therapy

Speech Therapists aim to assist children in overcoming their communication difficulties and better interact with the people and world around them. This includes using playful approaches to developing skills in the following areas:

Expressive and Receptive Language

Literacy

Pragmatics

Speech Intelligibility

Fluency

Voice

Communication methods