What is OT?
The term occupation refers to activities that support health, development, and well-being of a person. (American Occupational Therapy Association, 2014). For children and teenagers occupations involve activities that allow them to develop life skills, to be creative and derive enjoyment and well-being.
Our mission is to provide individualised assessments and therapy to infants and young children that have difficulties in a variety of occupations with the aim to maximize their abilities in the school and social environment. Some of the diagnostic categories that will need OT are the following:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Developmental Disorders
- Genetic Syndromes
- Learning difficulties
How can OT intervene?
Self care:
Independent use of tools for eating, personal hygiene and dressing
Play and free time:
Refers to the successful performance of activities chosen based on internal motivation for fun and self-expression
School
Refers to reading, writing and other daily routine school activities
OT Intervention at E.N.A
We implement a wide variety of therapeutic methods, all based on scientific evidence such as:
- Sensory Integration
- Bimanual Upper Limb Therapy
- Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
- Bobath-NDT
- Upper extremity custom made orthotics