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AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Makes therapeutic use of work and play activities to improve independent functioning of children and enhance physical, mental, social and emotional development.
Occupational therapist enable the children to be as physically, psychologically and socially independent as possible.
Occupational therapist use standardised and non-standardised assessments for evaluation which in turn will help of identifying the problem areas and plan the treatment.
Occupational therapy treatment programme will help learning
- Improve writing, drawing skills, fine motor and gross motor skills
- Assist with improving focus, attention and gain confidence
- Enhance Visual perceptual and cognitive skills
- Improve self-regulation skills and dealing with behaviour issues.
- Enhance oral-motor skills which in turn helps for speech clarity and feeding development.
- Improves Sensory Motor processing abilities which helps to improve physical co-ordination, organisation and ability to do everyday task such as organise their school bags, take a shower and play independently in park.
- Decrease developmental delays
- To make children functionally independent in ADL.
Occupational Therapy Treatment provided for Learning disability and ADHD Children includes:
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Neuro Developmental Therapy
- Behaviour Therapy
- Oral-Motor Therapy
- Brain Gym
- Reflex Integration
- Handwriting programmes
- Cognitive and perceptual Therapy
- Enhancement of ADL
- Parents and Vocational Counselling
Thus, Occupational Therapist incorporated a holistic approach towards child's growth and development, to keep pace with challenging world.
Dr Reepa Shroff
Chief Occupational Therapist and Assistant HOD
PRMD-Saifee Hospital
Contact no : 9820870989
E-mail : reepa99@hotmail.com
Chief Occupational Therapist and Assistant HOD
PRMD-Saifee Hospital
Contact no : 9820870989
E-mail : reepa99@hotmail.com
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