occupational therapy for kids
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Occupational Therapy for Kids. By: Froza Mercado Audience: Parents. What is Occupational Therapy?. “Occupational therapy is a holistic health care profession that aims to promote health by enabling individuals to perform meaningful and purposeful activities across the lifespan” - Diffen. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Occupational Therapy for Kids
By: Froza MercadoAudience: Parents
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What is Occupational Therapy?
“Occupational therapy is a holistic health
care profession that aims to promote health
by enabling individuals to perform
meaningful and purposeful activities across
the lifespan” -Diffen
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Who can benefit from OT?
Individuals who have conditions that are:
Mentally Physically Developmentally Emotionally…disabling.
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What is a Child’s Occupation?
EXPLORE &
PLAY!!
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How to know if your child needs OT
Has your child suffered a major trauma or injury?
Does your child suffer from an illness, condition, or disease?
Has your child been developing abnormally? Does your child lack complete and normal
functioning of upper and lower extremities?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then you should consider OT for your
child.
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Examples of Trauma that Require OT
Stroke
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Car accident injury
Any accident that impairs daily function
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Examples of Congenital Diseases
that Require OT Cerebral Palsy Antley-Bixler Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome Spina Bifida Fragile X Syndrome Missing or Undeveloped Limbs
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Developmental Milestones
Motor skills: Can face head straight when on back Can lift head while lying on tummy Can turn from side to back Stretching & Kicking more Can grasp & hold on to toy for a few
seconds
Birth-3 Months
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Birth-3 Months
Hearing: Responds to external stimuli Responds to your voice
Vision: Able to focus on your face Examine colors, sizes, shapes Examine his/her own hands &
feet
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Developmental Milestones
Motor Skills: Able to wiggle arms and legs Able to rock on stomach and
eventually rolls over Have better head control Able to lift head while on
laying on belly May even try to push
themselves up or bear some weight on legs
4-6 Months
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4-6 Months Hand-Eye Coordination:
Able to grasp your finger Able to rattle a soft object Able to place objects in mouth
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4-6 Months Vision:
Able to distinguish between strange and familiar faces
Able to concentrate on a toy Able to turn head toward bright colors Studying fingers and toes Staring at his or her reflection
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7-9 Months Motor Skills:
Able to roll over in both directions May be able to sit on their own May be able to scoot, rock back & forth, or
crawl May be able to pull themselves up into
standing
Developmental Milestones
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7-9 Months Hand-Eye Coordination:
Able to transfer objects from one hand to another
Able to transfer objects directly into their mouths
Able to pull objects closer with a raking motion of the hands
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10-12 Months Motor Skills:
Able to sit without help Able to pull themselves to a standing
position Able to do creeping and crawling Able to cruise along the furniture By 12 months, he/she may be able to
take first steps without support
Developmental Milestones
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10-12 Months Hand-Eye Coordination:
Able to feed themselves finger foods Able to grasp items between the thumb
& forefinger. Able to bang two objects together Able to stack objects (i.e. blocks)
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How to get started Observe your child in daily activity Talk to your primary health care
physician Get a referral to an OT Do research on your OT. Check
credentials. Discuss your child’s needs with the
OT Be updated & involved in your child’s
treatment plan
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Supporting your child’s OT needs
Buy the
right toys
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Do Projects at Home Work on fine motor
skills: Drawing Coloring/Painting Tying knots Arts & Crafts Play Dough
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Pinterest: OT at your FingertipsFun activities for your kids!!
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Remember…
Enhancing your child’s developmental skills means constant practice, use, and reinforcement.
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References Diffen. (2013). Occupational therapy vs. physical
therapy. Retrieved from http://www.diffen.com/difference/Occupational_Therapy_vs_Physical_Therapy
Mayo Clinic Staff. (2010, June 08). Infant development. Retrieved from: http://www.mayoclinic.org/infantdevelopment/art-20048012
The imagination tree. (2014, January 07). Retrieved from http://theimaginationtree.com/category/age/agetoddler