Maybe your child has a speech or language disorder, or perhaps they’re dealing with a developmental delay. Whatever is happening with your child, we can meet them where they are through occupational therapy and help bring them forward.
While occupational therapy (OT) may sound like something designed for professional adults, OT is for people of all ages who need a little extra help navigating the world around them — in school, at home, at work, and in life, in general.
The occupational and speech therapists here at Celebrations Speech Group work together to make sure that each child has the tools and resources they need to improve their lives. To give you an idea about our pediatric occupational therapy, read on to explore who it can benefit and all that we accomplish.
Kids develop at a dizzying rate, but health issues can get in the way of that development, which is where occupational therapy comes in. In very general terms, through occupational therapy, we want to promote the following in kids:
Again, these are general goals. The one overriding fact about OT is that no two programs are exactly the same, as each child has different needs. And that’s what is so great about OT — we adapt it to your child and not the other way round.
There are many different conditions and challenges that kids face that can benefit from OT, such as:
This list is far from comprehensive, and we’re sure to have left many out, but our goal is to give you some good examples of when OT can play an invaluable role in a child’s development.
One area in which we pay close attention in OT is helping kids with sensory processing and integration — how they take in sensory information from their environments, process it, and then respond.
We work on receiving information, interpreting it correctly, and then responding accordingly, all of which can help a child interact better with the world around them.
Another area that we pay close attention to is self-regulation. This means learning when certain behaviors are appropriate and when they’re not. For example, kids learn when to pay attention, how to focus their attention, and when (and when not) to display certain behaviors or emotions.
Another great goal of OT is to help kids with motor and fine motor skills. We focus on balance, coordination, posture, dexterity, and more to help kids manage common and everyday tasks.
Again, what we describe here are just some of the more common goals that we have during OT, but we want to emphasize again that each OT program is customized to the patient’s needs.
If you'd like to explore whether your child might benefit from occupational therapy, you can start by contacting one of our offices in Brentwood, Stockton, or Elk Grove, California, to schedule a consultation. We look forward to seeing you.
