Occupational Therapy

Role of Occupational Therapist

  • Apply their specific knowledge to enable people to engage in activities of daily living that have personal meaning and value.
  • Develop, improve, sustain, or restore independence to any person who has an injury, illness, disability or psychological disfunction.
  • Consult with the person and the family or caregivers and, through evaluation and treatment, promote the client’s capacity to participate in satisfying daily activities.
  • Address by intervention the person’s capacity to perform, the activity being performed, or the environment in which it is performed.

Treatment Area

  • Initial Evaluation: Depending on your child´s condition, our therapists will evaluate his/her current level of functioning, such as activities of daily living, oral motor function and feeding skills, sensory integration abilities, self care skills, fine motor skills, cognitive skills and perceptual skill.
  • Customized Treatment: Therapists help children maximize their individual potential for development, strength and movement.
  • Ongoing Communication: Therapists communicate with the patient, family, physiotherapist, speech therapist and teacher to ensure appropriate therapeutic intervention.
  • Motor Skill: handwriting, visual perceptual skills and sensory processing skills.
  • Independence skill (ADL): dressing, mealtimes, self hygiene, etc.
  • Advice on adapted /specialist toys and play.
  • Assessment and prescription of specialist equipment including bathing, toileting and seating.

How Occupational Therapy Helps Children with Developmental Needs

Occupational Therapy services at IndoCARE include initial screenings, parent consultations, comprehensive evaluations, scheduled therapy sessions, and collaboration with Teacher, physiotherapist and Speech Therapist. Occupational Therapy helps children with autism and other developmental needs to develop or regain skills through specific exercises and task-related activities. Individualized therapy programs address fine motor skills, motor planning, visual perception & visual motor integration, sensory integration and behavior.