Parents are often surprised to hear that their child may need
help from a pediatric Occupational Therapist. OT’s are
trained to work with the “activities of daily living”.
With children we are trained to help the child master the skills
necessary for performing daily tasks. For a child this can include
participating appropriately in activities at home and at school.
The term “occupation” refers to our occupational
roles in life. Children have a variety of roles including being
a student, son or daughter, sibling, and friend.
Here at SUMA KIDS we use our unique expertise and medical based
training to help children develop the important foundational
skills necessary for their occupational roles. We focus on the
neurological basis of learning and look at underlying causes
for difficulties your child may be having. Our goal is to assist
your child to become an independent, successful student and
member of his community.
Occupational therapy is primarily concerned with the motor,
sensory and behavioral foundations of gross motor control, fine
motor expression and visual perceptual development necessary
for skill development. Areas of focus may include: postural
stability, motor planning, fine motor skill development, sensory
regulation, modulation and/or processing, self-regulation, environmental
adaptations, self care tasks, social and play skills.
We use the model of play using a sensory enriched environment
with familiar toys, games and school materials to build the
necessary foundational skills - ensuring that children will
be interested in working on areas of challenge.
OT’s hold either a bachelor’s or masters degree.
The OT’s education includes the study of human growth
and development, with specific emphasis on the social, emotional,
and physiological aspects of physical, mental, or motor challenges.
OT’s must complete supervised clinical internships in
a variety of health and educational setting and are required
to pass a national certification examination as well as meeting
state licensing requirements in order to use OTR/L after their
name.
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