Role Of Occupational Therapy

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Welcome to
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Role of Occupational Therapist for Child
self-care Daily activities
Self-care activities such as feeding, dressing,
toileting and hygiene are considered activities
of daily living (ADLs). These activities of daily
living are prerequisite skills your child
requires before entering school. If you or your
child has difficulty with any of these ADLs, then
at Kick Start our Occupational Therapist can help
to develop them. Lets walk you through on
how our occupational therapist can help improve
you or your childs activities of daily living!
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How Occupational Therapist can help your Child
with ADL
At Kick Start our occupational therapist conducts
11 session with your children to help them
develop skills to participate in ADLs
independently through evidence based
interventions. Our occupational therapy
activities are designed to be engaging, fun and
playful to ensure a child can achieve maximum
success without any help. To ensure that maximum
progress can be achieved by a child below listed
are some of the skills that our occupational
therapist works on with your child
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Sequencing Improvement Activity To help improve
your childs ability to process information in an
order, by making them perform fun activities
designed in specific order. For example wearing
socks before wearing shoes etc. Fine
Motor Improvement Activity To help improve your
childs coordination and strength in their small
muscles (in their hands/fingers) through
different activities, so that they can improve on
activities like buttoning shirt, holding spoon
etc. Gross Motor Improvement Activity To help
your child improve strength and postural
stability in their big muscles (in legs, arms),
through different activities. Like wearing pants
without falling down or carrying heavy school
bags etc.
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Role Of Occupational Therapy In Treating Children
With ADHD? In Treating Children With ADHD?
Do you know experts estimate that approximately 5
to 7 of school-going children worldwide
have ADHD? ADHD is a neurodevelopmental
disorder. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder is commonly found in children and
appears in early childhood. This condition makes
it difficult for a child to be able to inhibit
spontaneous responses. Be it movement, speech or
attentiveness, ADHD may cause trouble with a
childs daily routine and behaviour.
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Common Symptoms of ADHD in a Child
Inattention Lack of focus Unable to
communicate Poor control over impulses
Hyperactivity Executive dysfunction
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What are the Common Causes of ADHD?
According to researchers, it has been suggested
that the causes of ADHD remain unclear. Some
researchers say genetics plays a big role in
it. But it is clear that ADHD is not caused
by improper parenting or eating disorders. It is
a biological condition. Another probable
cause for ADHD is prematurity which increases the
risk of it. Doctors suggest that prenatal
exposure to alcohol and nicotine also increases
the risk of ADHD development.
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How does Occupational Therapy help with ADHD?
There are multiples that an occupational
therapist can help a child with ADHD. A
certified and trained occupational therapist will
be able to develop strategies and help a child
practice new skills to cope with ADHD. a child
with ADHD may have trouble with focusing,
reading, writing and speaking. Since ADHD
symptoms are individualized and ones condition
is different from another's, only an experienced
occupational therapist can provide the right help
and support. They can customize the right
solution as per the childs age and specific
requirements.
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Does ADHD Affect Adulthood?
If early diagnosis and treatments are not done,
ADHD can also affect adulthood. The symptoms
continue and an adult may face trouble with their
relationships and work life.
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Role of Pediatric Occupational Therapist
A pediatric occupational therapist is known to
work specifically for children. They help a child
to develop and improve fine and gross motor
skills. Every therapy session is done keeping in
mind the childs specific needs and the severity
of the ADHD condition.
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What Can You Expect From Kick Start Therapy
Sessions?
At Kick Start Therapy, we make sure that every
child is taken utmost care of. We evaluate the
child first before starting therapy sessions.
During the evaluation process, we discuss with
parents to understand the childs areas of
difficulties and struggles that they might be
facing with school, social and home life.
After a thorough evaluation, we conduct a few
tests to identify the childs weaknesses and
strengths that help us determine the right kind
of therapy. These tests also rule out other
conditions with similar symptoms.
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A Typical Therapy Session at Kick Start May Look
Like This
Games and activities involving hand-eye
coordination. Activities that manage aggression
and anger. Practicing handwriting and
reading. Speaking confidently. Innovative
techniques to improve focus and confidence
Practicing social skills and more. So if you
are in need of an excellent team of occupational
therapists, providing comprehensive ADHD
treatments, contact us today.
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How Can Occupational Therapists Help With Writing
Skill Development?
Occupational therapy is a client-centered
profession that promotes health and well-being
through occupation. The primary goal of
occupational therapy is to help you participate
in the meaningful activities of daily life,
including self-care skills, work, daily living
skills, and social interaction with peer groups.
Occupational therapists work with people to
encourage physical and psychological functioning.
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How Do Children Progress In Handwriting Skills
through Occupational Therapy?
As kids progress to early elementary years, they
strengthen their letter formation skills. They
start learning about the placement of lowercase
letters with others. Children learn to write
within a small space and learn about spacing with
words and sentences.
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Good Handwriting Comprises Two Basic Elements

• Pencil Grip Children must hold their pencils
  using some grips. The grip allows adequate
  movements at their thumb and finger joints and
  the upper extremity.
• ii. Motor Control It includes two things
• Posture Children must sit in the correct posture
  for good handwriting. Ensure that the feet are
  flat on the floor, with a straight back, and arms
  resting comfortably on the desk at a 90-degree
  angle.
• Pressure Children need to offer the right amount
  of pressure while writing. Very dark writing,
  heavy indents on the next page, and fatigue of
  the childrens hands and fingers are the signs
  that a child is applying too much pressure while
  writing. On the other hand, without enough
  pressure, the writing will be too light, making
  it difficult to read.

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How Can Occupational Therapists Help Your Child
With Writing Skills?
The art of writing requires a combination of fine
motor skills and visual perception
skills. Occupational therapists assess and
address a childs fine motor skills, including
the way they use their hands and fingers and the
strength in them. The professionals focus on a
childs visual motor skills, which is the
simultaneous use of hands and eyes to execute
tasks. Besides, they also look for the
childs bilateral hand skills, which refers to
the ability to use both hands together. OTs also
take into account if the child can sit still,
hold the body upright at a tabletop, and their
ability to focus on the task of writing.
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How Do Occupational Therapists Work on The Fine
Motor?
OTs engage children in developing fine motor
skills through fun activities and play to engage
all their senses, often referred to as
multi-sensory learning. Often OTs use playdoh
clay to roll and squish to get your child's
fingers and hands moving. They use various
textures and crafts to develop the strength and
movement of childrens little hands.
Furthermore, they execute plans to improve
writing skills in children with ADHD,
Autism, Learning Disabilities, and other
disorders. 
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Goals to improve handwriting skills include

• Improving hand dominance
• Improving muscle strength of hand
• Improving eye-hand coordination and
• Improving pacing and timing of tasks.

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Why Choose Kick Start Therapy?
The quest for neater handwriting can be easy. At
Kick Start Therapy, we have in-house occupational
therapists who support your child with
handwriting evaluations and testing to determine
why your child struggles with handwriting. They
develop effective strategies to support
developing and improving your childs
handwriting. One licensed OTs offer one-on-one
therapy targeted to your childs requirements.
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Contact Us

• Phone [phone]
• 1 416 827 8274
• 1 905 792 1626
• Fax [phone]
• Email kickstarttherapy_at_gmail.com
• Our Locations
• 1. Brampton-Head Office
• 50 Sunny Meadow Blvd. Unit 213, Brampton,
  ON
• 2. Mississauga
• 3530 Derry Rd E, Unit 212, Mississauga
• 3. Satellite Locations
• Square One, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Ontario,
  Oakville, Ontario

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