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    Occupational therapy helps children participate in everyday activities like playing, learning, and socializing. Occupational therapists work in schools, clinics, hospitals and homes to support children of all ages. The document answers common questions about occupational therapy, including what it is, who provides it, why a child may need it, when a child needs it, and how to contact an occupational therapist.

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    Occupational therapy helps children participate in everyday activities like playing, learning, and socializing. Occupational therapists work in schools, clinics, hospitals and homes to support children of all ages. The document answers common questions about occupational therapy, including what it is, who provides it, why a child may need it, when a child needs it, and how to contact an occupational therapist.

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    Bethesda, MD 20814

    What Does Occupational


    Therapy Have To Do
    With My Child?
    Your child’s life is made up of occupations, or everyday
    activities. These occupations include playing, learning, sleeping
    and resting, interacting with friends, getting dressed, and other Where Can I Receive
    Occupational Therapy Services?
    What Is
    Occupational
    daily activities. Many of us generally don’t think about a child’s
    daily occupations until he or she has challenges doing them. Occupational therapy practitioners work in a variety of
    Everyone has occupations—from the toddler whose occupations

    Therapy?
    settings—including schools, clinics, Head Start Programs,
    are playing and learning, to the older child whose occupations community centers, hospitals, and homes.
    are being a student and developing the skills to become more
    independent. Occupational therapy supports children of all
    How Do I Contact an Occupational
    ages—newborns to teenagers—by incorporating the occupa-
    Therapy Practitioner? Answering the six Qs—
    tions that are important to you and your child into the inter-
    vention process, whether it is at school, during
    what, who, why, when, where,
    Talk to your child’s teacher about occupational therapy
    rehabilitation, or at a medical facility.
    and how—about occupational therapy.
    services at school. In schools, when educationally necessary,
    OT services are provided at no cost to families as they are
    provided under IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act. Ask your physician about a recommendation
    for occupational therapy services. Medicaid and private
    insurance may cover occupational therapy. Get more
    information about occupational therapy at www.aota.org.
    Why Would My Child Need
    Occupational Therapy?
    There are many ways occupational therapy might help your child.
    The core of occupational therapy is to promote participation.
    This can mean helping a child who has concentration challenges
    to succeed in school, supporting a child with autism to social-
    ize, helping a child who uses a wheelchair to play with his or her
    peers, helping a child with a developmental disability get dressed
    independently, helping all children to play with toys or use tools
    When Does My Child
    such as crayons—addressing whatever may be a particular child’s Need Occupational
    skills and needs.

    An occupational therapist will evaluate your child (as well as the


    Therapy?
    environment and the task or activity) and, with additional input
    Occupational therapy supports a child’s and family’s ability to
    from you, develop individualized goals that address resuming or
    participate in daily activities, such as getting ready for bed or
    pursuing things that are important to your child and family. You
    taking the bus to school. An occupational therapy practitioner
    and the occupational therapist will then work together on an
    will keep the focus on the things you and your child need and
    Who are Occupational individualized intervention plan to help improve or maintain your
    want to do—your child’s and family’s goals, your child’s activities,
    child’s ability to perform daily activities and reach those goals.
    Therapy Practitioners? This plan will take into account what your child wants and needs
    your child’s independence and function and success. Occupa-
    tional therapy services can help your child:
    to do, as well as his or her abilities, which may include modifying
    Occupational therapy practitioners are either occupational both the task and the environment to allow your child to be as • Achieve goals and develop life skills; for example, helping
    therapists or occupational therapy assistants. Occupational independent as possible. your teenager with a developmental disability gain the skills
    therapy practitioners serve children, youth, and their families to transition from high school toward further education,
    Occupational therapy practitioners also focus on prevention,
    by promoting active participation in daily activities and offering employment, and independent living as an adult.
    promoting healthy lifestyles, and addressing mental health. For
    prevention, promotion, and interventions for various popula- • Stay as healthy and productive as possible; for example,
    the young child, occupational therapy focuses on promoting
    tions and settings. They are skilled professionals who use helping your middle schooler develop routines for complet-
    growth and development and helps families with caregiving strat-
    research and scientific evidence to ensure that their interven- ing homework assignments and providing fun, safe ways to
    egies. Occupational therapy practitioners can widen their focus
    tions help your child achieve his or her goals. With strong engage in physical activities.
    to groups or school-wide initiatives, which includes anti-bullying
    knowledge of a person’s psychological, physical, emotional,
    strategies, ways to address obesity, and promoting good school • Participate in everyday activities; for example, providing age-
    sensory, cognitive, and social makeup, occupational therapists
    design. appropriate toys for your infant or toddler so he or she can
    can evaluate how your child’s condition (or risk for one) is
    reach developmental milestones, and developing the skills to
    affecting his or her participation in life and provide ways to
    overcome any barriers while using a holistic perspective. Find more information interact socially.

    and resources at In short, an occupational therapy practitioner can help all


    children live life to its fullest.
    www.aota.org!

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