Pediatric Occupational Therapists (OTs) are practitioners who deliver skilled occupational therapy services to children and their families. They help children participate in their daily occupations, or everyday activities. This includes anything from being able to ride the school bus to getting ready for bed at night. OTs help children and their families work towards participation in their various occupations/activities at home, school, and the community. Pediatric occupational therapists work with children with a wide range of diagnoses from infancy through adolescence. The occupational therapist works in close partnership with the child’s family and other members of the rehabilitation team in order to establish a personalized treatment plan and work towards goals that are meaningful and important to the child and the family.

• Delays in development / difficulty reaching developmental milestones

• Difficulty participating in daily occupations

• Impaired coordination and motor planning

• Impaired hand-eye coordination

• Genetic or neurodevelopmental disorders

• Negative behaviors, difficulty with social skills, difficulty with interpersonal relationships

• Difficulty with attention and memory

• Improved participation in daily occupations

• Help establish routines and improve positive behaviors

• Improved sensory processing

• Improved motor development of both fine and gross motor skills

• Improved visual processing and hand-eye coordination

• Improved play skills

• Support for caregivers

• Increased independence with basic daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, feeding

• Increased positive behaviors in different environments

• Improved attention and memory

• Development of social skills and interpersonal relationships

• To evaluate for the need of adaptive equipment

• Interview to identify a child’s needs and family’s concerns and goals

• Examination and evaluation of the child’s function

• Standardized tests to evaluate a child’s functional level

• Evaluation for need of assistive or adaptive equipment

• Interventions to work towards a child’s goals