Child Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy and its role in Child Development

Engaging in activity to occupy time is termed as occupation. It can be sleeping, eating, dressing, toileting, writing, reading, cooking, playing, socializing etc. Occupational therapy(OT) helps people to improve their functional independence in their occupations/day to day activities.

A child's job is playing and learning, so occupational therapists evaluate child’s skills for school performance and daily activities to compare them with developmentally age appropriate skills and then help them to improve cognitive, sensory, motor skills and enhance self-esteem.

According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), OT practitioners address psychological, social, and environmental factors along with physical factors that can affect functioning in different ways. They are trained in physical and mental health. This approach makes OT a vital part of health care for children.

Dr Cheena Jain. (Occupational therapist)

We work with

Birth injuries
Sensory processing disorders
Learning difficulties
Speech and language delay
Reading and writing problems
Autistic spectrum disorders
Behavioural problems
Fractures or other orthopaedic injuries
Developmental delays
Post-surgical conditions
Down syndrome
Cerebral palsy

We can help your child

To improve fine motor skills so they can grasp toys and develop good handwriting skills
To improve coordination required for playing and school performance (hitting a target, batting a ball, copying from a blackboard, computer use etc.)
To learn basic tasks like sitting, walking, bathing, dressing in case of developmental delays.
To maintain positive behaviour in all environments, using positive ways to deal with anger etc.
To evaluate a child's need for adaptive device or equipment.
To improve attention and social skills

Does your child has learning difficulty?