Help feed the hungry by clicking here. Windsor School District Home Page Occupational Therapy has its roots in action. Specifically, the actions necessary to accomplish what it is we want and need to do throughout the day.
Children spend a large portion of their day in school.
Purposeful activities are the primary means of intervention when using a remediation approach. When compensatory strategies are more appropriate, OT's provide adaptations to the physical environment, to the social environment , or provide adaptive equipment. Changes to the environment may include modifying a work station by raising or lowering a table. Adaptive equipment might consist of a touch screen to replace a mouse. The social environment consists of the people involved in the persons daily activities.