What We Do
Pediatric occupational therapy is a specialized form of therapy focused on helping children develop skills to thrive in their daily activities. What sets it apart from other therapies is its holistic approach - addressing not just physical abilities, but also cognitive, emotional, and sensory elements impacting a child's performance. We follow an empowerment model that respects a child’s lived experience, values cultural priorities, and fosters self- determination.
Skills of Occupational Therapy
Movement Milestones
Providing support for your child to meet and/or catch up to functional movement milestones such as sitting, crawling, walking, and exploring their environment with confidence.
Sensory Integration
Building self regulation and a thriving sensory system for your child to tolerate, adapt, and thrive in their daily life. Addressing challenges such as tantrums, inattention, over response, and picky eating.
ADL Independence
Helping your child become independent in dressing, bathing, toileting, dental care, and daily routines both inside the home and within the community. Building functional play and life skills.
Therapeutic Techniques
Dynamic Movement Interventions (DMI)
Precise, guided movements that stimulate the nervous system to promote postural control, balance, and functional movement patterns. It helps the brain form new motor pathways to improve gross motor skills.
Sensory Integration
Support to effectively process and respond to sensory information for a “just right” level of arousal and attention. Assessments, curated sensory experiences, and skills to adapt to their needs.
DIR- Floortime
A relationship-based approach that follows the child’s lead to improve social-emotional, intellectual, and communication skills. It promotes development by meeting the child at their current functional level & gently expanding their circles of interaction.
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
Restoring proper activation and coordination of the deep stabilizing muscles - especially the diaphragm, core, and pelvic floor -through specific postures and breathing patterns modeled after infant motor development.