Physical & Occupational Therapy
Speech/language and occupational therapists often have to work together to accomplish children’s goals. The collaboration allows for each therapist to focus on their area of expertise, rather than on the many goals that may be needed to meet the family’s goal within a session.
Physical and Occupational Therapy Services
Pediatric Interactions is a specialized clinic, providing speech/language/feeding therapies. We collaborate with other disciplines, specifically motor therapists to provide a comprehensive treatment plan for the children we work with. Therapists at Pediatric Interactions and Therapeutic Links Pediatric Occupational Therapy regularly meet to discuss shared clients, participate in continuing education experiences and coordinate family's scheduling. In addition, most of our groups are multi-disciplinary and we do co-treatment sessions with the these disciplines.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Pediatric Occupational therapy helps children gain independence while also strengthening fine motor, sensory motor, and visual motor skills that children need to function and socialize in everyday life.
Pediatric OTs work with infants, children, and adolescents to help them achieve their daily occupations, which include self-care, education, play, leisure and overall socialization. In addressing these foundational skills, while providing education to the families, OTs help children participate with pride!
Occupational Therapists Can Help Speech/language Pathologists Improve your Child’s Development:
Adapting to sensory inputs and changes in their environment or difficulty with routines or going new places
Arousal and attention level (fatigued or overly excited)
Motor skills for gestures, signing and non-verbal communication
Handwriting skills and visual motor (tilting head or writing on only one section of the paper)
Coloring and using scissors
Play interests and sports or playground skills
Getting dressed
Falling and staying asleep, waking up in the morning
How the body is responding during eating or using utensils
Body for breath support and voice
Coordination and strength (tripping, toe walking, crashing/jumping)
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Contact us to schedule an initial developmental evaluation and shepherd you through our intake process.