OT for School

Experienced therapist providing collaborative support, advice & intervention to children who have difficulties completing everyday tasks at school

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What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy is a health profession providing support, advice & intervention. Paediatric OT assists children who experience difficulties completing everyday tasks. OT may include working with children with or without a disability in some of the following areas:

Kids Work

Programs are designed to develop and improve handwriting, scissor skills, fine & gross motor skills. Other programs enable better learning & participation at school through understanding sensory processing needs to improve attention, follow instructions & routines.

Self Care

Sue is sensitively able to design programs to encourage independence when challenged by dressing (buttons/shoelaces), eating (fussiness cutlery use), hygiene or toileting issues.

Play

Difficulties with social skills, turn taking & sharing, pretend play, understanding emotions, making friends and developing social skills. Children who benefit from the services of OT for School may include children with:
  • Handwriting & fine motor skill difficulties
  • Learning & attention challenges
  • Sensory processing difficulties
  • Planning & organisational difficulties
  • Social and behavioural difficulties
  • Self care difficulties