• Improve fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and other tasks like reaching, grasping, and playing with toys and objects
• Teach self-help skills such as dressing, grooming, toileting, and using utensils to eat
• Identify and treat sensory integration dysfunction to improve attention to tasks, problem solving, emotional regulation, and social interaction
• Help to improve oral-motor and feeding issues such as “picky eaters,” texture sensitivity, gagging/pocketing of food, etc.
• Obtain necessary orthotics and equipment

An occupational therapist (OT) can help your child improve in several important areas, including self-help skills, like self-care, dressing, and eating. OTs can also help your child with fine motor skills, such as reaching, grasping, and playing with toys. Licensed OTs have extensive experience with sensory integration techniques and are trained to identify and treat sensory issues. OTs can address oral-motor and feeding issues, such as “picky eaters,” texture sensitivities, and gagging/pocketing of food. OTs can guide you through the process of obtaining any necessary orthotics and equipment and can work closely with any specialists involved with your child.