Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation of Occupational therapist
What is occupational therapy? What does occupational therapist see about your child's development?
Occupational therapists are involved in all areas of your child's development.
That's why it's a little difficult to understand, isn't it?
This section summarizes the areas covered by occupational therapy.
You don't have any particular diagnosis yet.
If your child has a problem in one of the areas,
Please contact us, KidSprout Therapy Tokyo.
If it is difficult to determine whether occupational therapy is suitable for the needs of children and parents, please feel free to consult with us too.
Motor
Gross motor skillsll
Posture, Balance, Sequencing, Spatial awareness, Motor planning and Coordination
Ex) Rolling over, Crawling, Sitting, Pulling up, Standing, Walking, Running, Jumping, etc.
Fine motor skills
Manual dexterity, tool use, etc.
Ex) Using spoons, Forks, Chopsticks, Scissors, Tying shoelaces, Handwriting, etc.
Coordination
Eye movements: Gaze,Tracking, Convergence, Reading, Balance, Hand-eye coordination
Oral function: Speech (articulation), Eating, Chewing
Efficiently harmonize sensations and body movements and move the body appropriately
Sensory/Perception
Sensory processing
Hypersensitivity or insensitivity to the sensory such as touch, taste, smell, vision, or hearing. Awareness of the body and movement, ability to process and interpret etc.
Perception/Cognitive
Difficulty in learning, conversation, reading, writing, calculation, etc. How do your child understand and carry out all kinds of daily decisions and actions?
Sociality/Communication
Psychological/emotional
Inappropriate emotions and moods, obsessions, problems with attention and concentration, and inappropriate behavior that is out of your control
Play
What kind of play do they like or show interest in? How is your relationship with other children?
Communication ability
Whether they respond when their name is called, whether they can catch a conversation, whether they can make eye contact, whether they are extremely reluctant to be touched, etc.
Skills in daily of life
Eating, using the bathroom, changing clothes, operating buttons/zippers, grooming such as brushing teeth and washing the face, etc.