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When Is Occupational Therapy Recommended For A Child?
Shows signs of poor sensory processing that interferes with normal activities:
• Fearful of movement or constantly moving and jumping
• Doesn’t like loud noises
• Has trouble going to restaurants or store
• Doesn’t like different textures or hands to be messy (finger painting or glue)
• Picky eater, has limited food textures that he will eat
• Difficulty getting child’s attention or appears to have trouble with verbal instructions
• Low muscle tone, appears
• Clumsy, poor coordination, or poor body awareness
Infant to 2 years old
• Thumb is tucked in palm or hand is fisted majority of the time
• Arm doesn’t move freely or the same as the other arm
• Doesn’t hold bottle
• Doesn’t clap or bang objects together
• Refuses to transition to sippy cup
• Difficulty grasping cheerio by 1 year of age
• Doesn’t play with toys typical for age
• Child isn’t using a spoon or has difficulty feeding himself by age 2
3-5 years old
• Difficulty manipulating small objects
• Difficulty stringing beads
• Doesn’t like finger paint or Play-doh
• Difficulty with zippers, large buttons, or Velcro strap
• Difficulty with age appropriate puzzles
• Unable to unscrew or screw object
• Not coloring or drawing simple shapes or pictures
By Kindergarten
• Doesn’t know right and left
• Isn’t independent with dressing
• Unable to print letters, numbers, shapes, and name
• Awkward pencil grip
• Difficulty cutting
• Draws a person with missing body parts or poor spatial orientation
• Avoids fine motor activities, coloring, or puzzles
Any of our occupational therapists would be happy to evaluate your child, provide therapy, and/ or recommendations for home activities. Located at 4157 S. Harvard, #117.
Please call us at (918) 712-7868 x1.
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