Infants, children, and youth in a variety of settings can benefit from assistance from pediatric occupational therapists to help adjust to physical, emotion, and mental challenges. These mental challenges can include developmental disabilities, birth injuries, learning disabilities, and much more, which have the ability to impair functional performance.
Occupational therapists use play, as well as other techniques and therapies, to help children with physical, sensory, or cognitive challenges improve their fine-motor skills, visual perception, cognitive skills, and sensory processing. This can include helping a child learn how to hold a pencil, hit a baseball, get dressed, and improve attention and focus.
