What is Occupational therapy?
“Equipping children for a normal every day.”
Occupational Therapy (OT) is a branch of healthcare that empowers people with physical, sensory, and cognitive problems to lead a healthy life.
With multiple therapies, exercises, and activities, an Occupational Therapist helps people gain independence and perform everyday tasks without assistance.
At milestone school and therapy center, our expert Therapists work with children on various levels to boost their self-esteem, improve their daily skills, and help them participate fully in school and other social scenarios.
Areas of Improvement:
With activities like playing with play dough, painting, puzzles, and more, children learn to use small muscles and develop fine motor skills. These are essential for holding a spoon, eating, writing, and anything that requires the use of these muscles.
We also work on improving the eye-hand coordination in children, fundamental to activities like copying from a blackboard, playing any sport, inserting a key in the hole, and almost every activity.
Children are made independent by teaching them how to bathe, wear clothes, eat, and do other day-to-day activities.
We also work on their emotional and mental state, teaching them positive behaviors and social skills plus anger management.
Apart from these, if children require any special equipment like a wheelchair, communication aids, and more, it is provided to them.
Who needs this treatment?
Children might need occupational therapy if they show any of these signs.
● Developmental delays
● Having trouble with fine motor skills like writing, holding a pencil, coloring, and others.
● Poor gross motor skills like balancing, climbing and descending stairs, and others that require these motor skills.
● Weak visual processing like having difficulty in recognizing letters, copying shapes, and more.
● Weak and awkward social interaction skills.
● Learning challenges.
● Difficulty in playing—quickly moving from one activity to another.
● Oversensitivity to their surroundings.
