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The Role of Occupational Therapy in Helping Kids Manage Motor, Attention, and Sensory Challenges

Occupational therapy (OT) plays a crucial role in helping children with special needs to develop essential skills. It provides support to improve motor skills, build attention span, and regulate emotions, particularly for children with developmental delays, ADHD, autism, or sensory processing issues. Below is a breakdown of how OT helps in three key areas, followed by a sample case to illustrate its impact. 1. Motor Skills Development Motor skills allow children to perform everyday activities such as writing, dressing, and running. Occupational Therapy focuses on both when helping children with special needs: Fine motor skills (like holding a pencil or buttoning a shirt) Gross motor skills (like jumping or balancing on one foot) Through fun and engaging activities such as cutting paper, obstacle courses, or threading beads, children build the strength, coordination, and precision needed for daily tasks. 2. Attention Skills Children with attention difficulties...

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Readiness for Mainstream Education: Is Your Child Prepared?

School Readiness: Is my child ready to go to mainstream? Choosing the right school for children with ASD and ADHD can be tough for parents. When kids reach school age, parents often feel pressured to enroll them. However, we’ve seen that some children struggle in school because they aren’t fully prepared. This can lead to stress for both parents and children. Story 1: A Boy with ADHD Meet Ken, a 7-year-old boy having a hard time at school. He finds it tough to stay calm, often daydreams in class, and has trouble following rules. Teachers complain that he interrupts class a lot and doesn’t listen. When teachers correct him, he sometimes throws tantrums and gets sent to a discipline room. He also gets upset easily and even fights with his classmates. Story 2: A Boy with ASD Now let’s look at Tim, an 8-year-old boy with his own school struggles. Loud noises bother him, and he shouts at his classmates when it’s too noisy. He doesn’t...

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Developmental Delays: What Every Parent Needs to Know

From Crawling to Conversing: The Developmental Milestones of Three-Year-Olds At 3 years old, children typically demonstrate a range of developmental milestones. Here are some common skills and abilities that 3-year-olds may display: Language development: 3-year-olds can usually speak in simple sentences of 3-4 words like I want play ball, look at this, cold water, I don’t want, help me; they also use pronouns such as “I” and “you,” and use basic grammar. They may ask lots of questions like where is it? When we go? Who give this? They also enjoy telling stories, and enjoy singing songs. Cognitive development: 3-year-olds can typically sort objects by shape and color, understand basic concepts such as “big” and “small,” and count one to three. They can complete simple puzzles and match objects. They enjoy using their imaginations to create pretend scenarios with toy kitchens, doctor kits, and playhouses. Motor development: 3-year-old...

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