A poor learning environment can have a large impact on how your child learns at school and how the symptoms of any conditions may be influencing learning. Through analysing the child during school time, the occupational therapist can begin to form a picture of regular school life for your child, and offer any recommendations to improve their experience within school.
Other Occupational Therapy treatment options are available. The aim of all of our Occupational Therapy treatment sessions is to improve function. Functional improvements can be made in a variety of ways, including adaptive aids and equipment (such as postural chairs or pencil grips), and therapy games such as finger football, Jenga and other games that involve improving the transferable skills needed during school based activities.
The main aim of an occupational therapist entering your child's school is to determine how a condition/ set of difficulties are impacting upon your child's ability to function at school. Function is a term used to describe how well your child is able to complete school based tasks, such as writing, drawing, listening, concentrating, playing, and manipulating small objects and many more similar tasks.