What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

The primary purpose of occupational therapy is to enable the individual to participate in activities of daily living. (WFOT 2004) Pediatric Occupational Therapy helps children gain independence in their activity areas (activity areas: Play, Daily life activities, Leisure Activities, Complementary Daily Living Activities, Rest/Sleep, Social Participation, Education) at the same time, children's functioning and socialization It strengthens or supports the development of the motor, sensory, emotional, cognitive, homeostatic system needed for

Why is Evaluation Necessary in Occupational Therapy?

A child's role in life is to play and interact with other children. Pediatric Occupational Therapists define a child's activity areas; (Game, Daily Life Activities, Leisure Activities, Supplementary Daily Living Activities, Rest/Sleep, Social Participation, Education) The therapist conducts child-family interviews and uses standardized tests, observations, questionnaires and scales and compares them with those that are developmentally appropriate for that age group. The most important point in making this assessment is for pediatric Occupational Therapists: Every child is unique and special. The development of the factors belonging to the child may be different, many reasons underlying this are evaluated in detail under the main headings of person, environment, activity and time.

Who Can Benefit? (My Specific Fields)

• Early Intervention (0-24 Months)
• Regulation Skills
• Sensory Integration Dysfunction
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
• Down Syndrome
• Nutritional Problems
• Developmental Retardation