Occupational Therapy Services at AAK Therapy

Pediatric Occupational Therapy uses personalized treatments and programs to help children learn functional skills that are essential for daily living, growing and thriving. At All About Kids Therapy Services, we create fun sessions that engage your child’s interest, with personalized treatment plans that encourage beneficial growth and development.

Our certified team provides individualized care focusing on helping children develop skills at a personalized pace, in order to enhance their quality of life and enable them to thrive in their environment – including physical, sensory, communication, cognitive, adaptive, self-care, and social-emotional development. Contact us to learn if Pediatric Occupational Therapy is the right choice for your child!

How Occupational Therapy Can Help Your Child

Improves the way your child interprets and processes their experience of, and sensitivity to, sensory information and stimuli (touch, movement, lights, sights, sounds, smells, temperatures, taste or textures)

Teaches children to develop physical strength and endurance

Improves physical range of motion

Teaches children to develop and improve balance and coordination

Improves fine motor skills development and function

Improves independence and ability to perform daily activities and routines

Promotes developmental progression

Improves emotional regulation and self-soothing skills

Improves child’s sleeping and eating habits and patterns

Improves skills related to attentiveness and retention capacity

Improves social skills

Improves child’s ability to complete daily self-care tasks such as: feeding, dressing, brushing teeth and hair, and bathing

Improves motor skills and coordination

Signs Your Child May Benefit from Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Is sensitive to, or may dislike, being held, hugged or cuddled
Dislikes laying on stomach
Has not reached developmental stages or milestones
Exhibits jerky arm movements
Exhibits stiffness or weakness in arms and hands
Difficulty performing tasks with both hands simultaneously
Difficulty cutting with scissors
Exhibits poor handwriting
Experiences hypersensitivity/hyposensitivity to stimuli (touch, movement, lights, sights, sounds, smells, temperatures, taste or textures)
Is sensitive to, or may dislike, specific clothing
Experiences difficulty with hand-eye coordination
Difficulty buttoning, snapping, zipping, or tying laces.
Exhibits neglectful patterns of self-care
Experiences erratic extremes of alertness
Exhibits poor attention and retention
Experiences difficulty with change and transitions
Exhibits excessive tantrums
Experiences difficulty with changes in routine
Experiences difficulty socializing, competing or interacting with peers
Experiences decreased self-esteem
Avoids eye contact
Experiences difficulty with coordination
Experiences difficulty maintaining posture
Experiences difficulty sitting still
Exhibits poor balance and body awareness
Often walks on tiptoes