Occupational therapy can benefit a wide variety of children including, but not limited to those struggling with learning, picky eaters, kids having difficulty calming down or staying focused, children with balance and coordination difficulties, and those with delayed fine motor skills.
Kinetic Edge’s occupational therapy team uses evaluation tools to determine what is at the foundation of a child’s struggles. The evaluation assesses sensorimotor development, sensory preferences, reflex integration, and visual perception skills. Activities are selected that are of interest and have meaning for children and that also meet their individual therapeutic goals. Therapy sessions that children perceive as fun, motivating, and playful are essential to the therapeutic process. The OT has specific tasks in mind for children to meet their goals and uses creative ways to achieve these objectives.