Theraplay Pediatrics

No waitlist for OT and Speech Therapy services!!

Why Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

Pediatric Occupational Therapy provides treatment for sensory and motor skills including self-help, play, social skills, school readiness, fine motor skills, and cognitive development. It helps develop the skills and abilities they need to participate in all aspects of their daily routine. At Theraplay Pediatrics, we incorporate play into a child's interventions! Research shows that children learn best through play. We involve physical movement, games, puzzles, toys, songs, etc. Our children not only develop critical skills, but they also build upon their levels of confidence and self-esteem.

Below are just some of the concerns that we work with.

Common Areas of Concern

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

Developmental delay means that a child is behind in developing skills. A developmental delay is a combination of skills or not meeting development milestones. These are examples of developmental delays:

· Not reaching developmental milestones of sitting, crawling, and walking

· Not developing age-appropriate play and social skills

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

Fine motor skills are small movements such as holding a small object or picking up a spoon. If a child is struggling with fine motor skills, they may have difficulty with one of these actions:

· Poor handwriting, letter/number formation

· Holding a pencil

· Using scissors, zippers, shoelaces, utensils

· Coloring, drawing, tracing, prewritin

Fine motor skills are small movements such as holding a small object or picking up a spoon. If a child is struggling with fine motor skills, they may have difficulty with one of these actions:

· Poor handwriting, letter/number formation

· Holding a pencil

· Using scissors, zippers, shoelaces, utensils

· Coloring, drawing, tracing, prewriting shapes

· Manipulating toys and puzzles

· Not developing a hand dominance at an age-appropriate time

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GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

Gross motor skills help us move and coordinate our arms, legs, and other body parts. They involve larger muscles that help us control our body. A child who is behind in movement, strength, and/or balance may appear clumsy or uncoordinated. They may also have difficulty with these things:

· Going up and down stairs at an age-appropriate t

· Going up and down stairs at an age-appropriate time

· Coordinating both sides of the body

· Understanding the concept of right and left

· Poor ball skills

· Poor balance

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VISUAL PROCESSING

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

Visual processing is how our brain interprets visual information. If a child has difficulty with one of these things, they may have difficult with visual processing:

· Difficulty with the spacing and sizes of letters

· Difficulty with recognizing letters and/or copying shapes or letters

· Difficulty finding objects among other objects

· Difficulty with copying from the board or another paper

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

Oral motor or oral sensory skills are control of muscle movements in the face and mouth. Delayed oral motor and sensory skills can show in one or more of these ways:

· Picky eater

· Child loses excessive liquid or food from his or her mouth when drinking or chewing

· Difficulty using a cup or straw at an age-appropriate time

· Child excessively mouths toys or objects beyond an age-appropriate time

SENSORY PROCESSING

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

Sensory processing is making sense of information that we receive through our senses, like movement, sound, and/or smell. A child may show the following symptoms:

· Overly sensitive or heightened reactivity to sound, touch, or movement

· Under-responsive to certain sensations (e.g., high pain tolerance, doesn't notice cuts/bruises)

· Const

Sensory processing is making sense of information that we receive through our senses, like movement, sound, and/or smell. A child may show the following symptoms:

· Overly sensitive or heightened reactivity to sound, touch, or movement

· Under-responsive to certain sensations (e.g., high pain tolerance, doesn't notice cuts/bruises)

· Constantly moving, jumping, crashing, bumping

· Easily distracted by visual or auditory stimuli

· Difficulty coping with change in routine

· Inability to calm self when upset

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SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

Social interaction skills are skills that help us have relationships and create a bond with other people in our life. A child may have delayed social skills if they show some of the following things:

· Difficulty interacting socially and engaging with family and peers

· Difficulty adapting to new environments

· Overly focused on one subject (e.g., space, universe, dinosaurs, trains)

LEARNING CHALLENGES

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

Learning challenges are another type of developmental delay. If a child is challenged by one of the following:

· Unable to concentrate at school or easily distracted

· Difficulty following instructions and completing work

· Tires easily with schoolwork or unable to keep up

· Hyperactivity or low energy

· Difficulty learning new material

· Makes letter or number reversals after age seven

PLAY SKILLS

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

PLAY SKILLS

Play skills are skills that can help a child make sense of the world around them! A child can gain self-confidence, learn problem solving, and develop social skills through play. Common concerns with play skills:

· Needs adult guidance to initiate play

· Difficulty with imitative play

· Wanders aimlessly without purposeful play

· Moves qui

· Needs adult guidance to initiate play

· Difficulty with imitative play

· Wanders aimlessly without purposeful play

· Moves quickly from one activity to the next

· Does not explore toys appropriately

· Participates in repetitive play for hours (e.g., lining up toys)

· Does not understand concepts of sharing and turn taking

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No waitlist for OT and Speech Therapy services!!

Why Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

Common Areas of Concern

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

VISUAL PROCESSING

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

SENSORY PROCESSING

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

ORAL MOTOR/ORAL SENSORY

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

LEARNING CHALLENGES

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

PLAY SKILLS

SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS

PLAY SKILLS

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