Pediatric Occupational Therapy
What is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist?
The Center for Pediatric Rehabilitation, Inc. offers pediatric occupational therapy. This therapist, (OTR), works to prevent, develop, improve, sustain, or restore the child’s abilities and skills that allow him or her to perform meaningful daily activities and routines. OTs provide skilled services that target fine motor skills, self-care skills, visual motor integration skills, handwriting, sensory integration, and feeding therapy.
The pediatric occupational therapist is a medical specialist that provides treatment to infants, toddlers, and children with the following, and additional disorders:
- Autism and Related Disorders
- Developmental Delay
- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Visual Processing Disorders
- High Risk Infants
- Learning Disorders
- Cognitive Impairment
- Down’s Syndrome
- Premature Infants
- Spina Bifida
- Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Perceptual and Visual Disorders
- Emotionally Disturbed
- Feeding Disorders
Our occupational therapists provide comprehensive evaluations and client-centered treatment plans to help your child reach his or her potential. We collaborate with families and other medical professionals who work closely with your child to ensure a well-rounded team approach to client care. In addition to helping your child meet his or her fine motor, self-care, and handwriting milestones, OTs can provide sensory integration therapy, feeding therapy, and visual-motor therapy.