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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. A scribe may be recommended to compensate for decreased ability to produce written work.