Abilities First, LLC
Resource Details
Abilities First LLC specializes in Occupational, Therapy evaluation and the treatment of infants, toddlers, adolescents, and, teenagers. Our mission is to assist children of all ages in reaching their full, potential so that they can be successful and confident during play, learning,, and work times at home and in the community. Our highly qualified Pediatric, Occupational Therapists provide individualized treatment from a sensory, integrative, play based approach. We provide one-on-one therapy sessions as, well as with small group experiences. Our staff is trained in a variety of, specialized treatment techniques; see our website for more details.
What are some of the issues that a pediatric Occupational, Therapist would work on?
Managing, meltdowns/ improving self -regulation
Manipulating, tools: scissors, fork/spoon, pencils/crayons
Self, care/dressing/grooming (including zipping, buttons, and shoe tying)
Prewriting:, coloring, drawing shapes, draw a person
Writing, skills: printing, cursive, keyboarding
Visual, perceptual: puzzles, matching skills, foundational skills for, reading/math/spelling
Visual, motor: eye hand coordination, imitation of movement,, building/construction, writing
Feeding:, oral motor skills, self-feeding, helping the ‘picky’ eater
Motor, planning: helping the ‘clumsy’ child who falls a lot, bumps into things,, and is awkward in movement
Sensory, registration: helping the child who is hypersensitive (over registers) or, hyposensitive (under registers) to sight, smell, sound, taste, movement,, touch, or pressure.