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What is Occupational Therapy?
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a client-centered profession devoted to empowering people to improve their quality and joy in life by prioritizing independence and function. Pediatric OTs use therapeutic play to help children acquire, restore, and participate in activities of daily living that promote their joy in life.
Common skills OTs might address include:
Fine motor skills to build strength and coordination in their hands for tasks such as manipulating clothing fasteners, holding utensils correctly, and handwriting.
Functional vision skills such as accurate and coordinated eye movements, focusing, central-peripheral integration, visual perception, and visual-motor.
Sensory processing skills and neuroception
Primitive and postural reflex maturation
Motor planning and coordination skills
Red Flags
Red Flags
Clumsiness/ poor coordination/ trips and falls frequently
Bumps into objects and people
Skips lines or words when reading or copying text
Seems to be in constant motion
Muscle weakness or fatigue
Difficulty manipulating small objects
Has unreasonable fears or anxiety
Fearful of movement such as swinging, climbing playground equipment, or being lifted in the air
Difficulty sustaining attention
Messy or illegible handwriting
Motion or car sickness
Feeding difficulties
Difficulty tolerating changes in routine or transitioning between activities
Delayed acquisition of motor milestones
Difficulty tolerating or avoids certain textures, smells, tastes, sounds, or movements
If you are concerned for child's skills in any of the RED FLAGS listed above, consider completing a more comprehensive checklist below.
Who can benefit?
Who can benefit?
Some conditions often benefiting from OT services include:
Developmental Delays
Dyspraxia
Sensory Processing Disorder
Attention/Behavioral problems
Vision-related learning problems
Fine and gross motor challenges
Neurodevelopmental Delays
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delays
Traumatic Brain Injuries/Concussion
What can you expect?
What can you expect?
Our OT will provide a comprehensive evaluation, customized treatment plan constructed in collaboration with family members, one-on-one treatment sessions, home exercise programs, recommendations for home and school when appropriate, and continual guidance and support as needed.
Currently, Vision-n-Motion Occupational Therapy, LLC is in-network with SD Medicaid, BCBS, Avera, Dakotacare, First Choice, and Sanford. Affordable private pay rates and out-of-network billing are options as well.
If you think your child may benefit from OT services at Vision-n-Motion Occupational Therapy, LLC, call or text Amber at 605-646-3490 for a free phone consultation. Or reach out by email at amberot@visionnmotionot.com. (to protect your privacy, please do not include private health information in your email)
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