Occupational Therapists help to enrich skills in various areas of life, but at Lifespan Therapies we do this through what children are best at - playing!
PAEDIATRIC ALLIED HEALTH
Our experienced Occupational Therapists provide help with:
Handwriting skills, oral feeding and using cutlery, spasticity and tone management, splinting and switching.
Fine Motor & Upper Limb Skills
From adapted cutlery and cooking equipment, to shower chairs, beds, and modified vehicles.
Equipment Prescription
Attention, Sensory & Emotional Help
Emotional regulation strategies, sensory diets, and executive functioning.
From rolling and sitting as infants, to skipping and climbing playgrounds in childhood.
Milestone Achievement
Dressing, self-care, meal preparation, and basic household tasks.
Independent Daily Living Skills
Balance and Coordination
Concepts of gravity, force, motion, and equilibrium.
Our Occupational Therapists offer comprehensive support in a variety of areas to help individuals to enhance their strength and functional ability to complete fundamental activities.
The areas concerned include early play hand skills, handwriting skills, oral feeding and using cutlery, as well as spasticity and tone management, and splinting and switching.
OTs support strength and functionality for everyday tasks.
FINE MOTOR AND UPPER LIMB SKILLS
OTs play an important role in identifying and supporting children’s sensory processing needs and finding ways to accommodate these in everyday life activities!
OTs may also support in:
Emotional regulation strategies
Sensory diets
Executive functioning
ATTENTION, SENSORY & EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS
We can support with:
Dressing - using zips, buttons and tying shoelaces
Self-care - bathing, toileting, hair brushing and teeth brushing
Meal planning and preparation, including following recipes
Basic household tasks
Community engagement such as ordering meals at cafes
Empower independence by helping with daily living skills.
INDEPENDENT DAILY LIVING SKILLS
