Usually a doctor or pediatrician tells parents that their child needs occupational therapy. Most of the parents don’t even know what is occupational therapy. Unlike medical treatment occupational therapy is a therapy which helps child to learn new skills or improve existing one, hence occupational therapy has no side effects.
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Usually children that require occupational therapy are often suffering with development disorders i.e you might notice that your child is not achieving development milestones like other children, these development milestones can be as simple as delay in speech or educational delays and could be severe for other children eg. unable to walk etc.
Sometimes children might need occupational therapy due to medical conditions related to joints/bones etc, or they may need occupational therapy in case of injury or accident specially if recovery time is long. Your therapist/pediatrician usually tells requirement of occupational therapy, however if you notice any of the following symptoms, its time to discuss with therapist regarding need of occupational therapy.
- Difficulty in writing due to poor grasp
- Difficulty to use spoon, eating food etc.
- Difficulty in holding objects, doing basic tasks with fingers eg. opening shirt buttons, shoes laces etc.
- Difficulty to move, walk etc.
- Difficulty to play games that other children can play easily eg. cricket , footballs etc. which require running and physical activity
- difficulty in self care eg. dressing , bathing, brushing teeth etc.
Some children have very mild symptoms while other may have very severe symptoms. Occupational therapy is often recommended if this disability is impacting child life negatively. Length of therapy depends on how severe symptoms are. If you suspect your child is struggling to do things that other children of his/her age can do easily, its wise to get it checked. You can take advantage of free free assessment we are offering. We offer occupational therapy in Amritsar, occupational therapy in Ludhiana, occupational therapy in kolkata and various cities.