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If you believe your child would benefit from Occupational Therapy while enrolled at Partners, speak to your child’s Primary Behavior Therapist about setting up an assessment.
Occupational Therapy is available at all partners locations.
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At Partners, Occupational Therapists, Behavioral Therapists, and parents work together to set goals and select activities that will be most appropriate and beneficial to each child. A variety of specialized programs are available to clients, depending on their individual needs and goals.
Gross Motor Skills: Whole body movements including postural control and stability, balance bilateral coordination, motor planning, and ball skills.
Fine Motor Skills: Hand movements including visual-motor integration, grasping, and prewriting/writing skills.
Self-Help Skills: Activities of daily living including dressing, fasteners, hygiene, grooming, and feeding skills.
Self-Regulation Skills: Ability to regulate through daily tasks with focus on transitions, attention to task, play skills, sensory modulation, and emotional regulation.
Each child's Occupational Therapy plan of care is individually tailored to meet their unique needs. Your child's frequency and duration of sessions will be determined by their occupational therapy practitioner. Occupational therapy services at Partners In Excellence is a collaborative process in which the families are encouraged to observe sessions, attend meetings, and provide feedback to ensure their child and family's needs are met.
Improving gross and fine motor skill development.
Working on eye / hand coordination skills.
Self-care skills such as dressing, grooming, or eating.
Getting a grasp for sensory processing and self-regulation skills.
Engagement in meaningful activities with a variety of toys, games and tools with emphasis on interactive occupational skill acquisition.
Expanding food choices using concepts from the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) and food chaining approaches
Your child may benefit from Occupational Therapy if he or she experiences difficulty with:
Such as dressing, buttoning a shirt, or brushing their teeth.
Specific textures or flavors of food or drink as demonstrated by gagging or vomiting when new foods are introduced.
Often shown by avoiding messy activities or frustration with textures of clothing, physical contact, or soap and lotion.
Such as handwriting, cutting with scissors, clothing fasteners ,or difficulty opening containers.
Such as doing a simple puzzle, stringing beads or playing on the slide or swing.
Such as following instructions or classroom rules, problem solving, sequencing, patterning or organization.
Maintaining an appropriate level of arousal and attention throughout the day.
Balance, maneuvering, and body awareness.
Getting a grasp for sensory processing and self-regulation skills.
Tolerating changes in every day routine.
At Partners Autism Therapy Centers, we help children facing challenges build confidence at home and in everyday life. With a wide range of services, diverse therapies, and a dedicated team, we provide personalized care and expert support to ensure your child thrives, from diagnosis to progress.
