How OT Helps Children
Occupational Therapy supports children in developing skills that improve their quality of life, boost self-esteem, and
foster independence. With OT, children can:
- ✋ Develop fine motor skills – grasp and release toys, improve handwriting, and build computer skills
- 👀 Improve hand-eye coordination – play sports, copy from a blackboard, and complete school tasks
- 🧼 Master basic life skills – bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, and self-feeding
- 💙 Learn positive behaviors and social skills – practice managing frustration and anger
- 🛠 Access adaptive equipment – wheelchairs, splints, bathing aids, dressing devices, and communication tools
Who Might Benefit from Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy can help children and teens with:
- Birth injuries or birth defects
- Sensory processing disorders
- Traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries
- Learning challenges
- Autism
- Down syndrome
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Mental health or behavioral challenges
- Broken bones or orthopedic injuries
- Developmental delays
- Post-surgical recovery
- Burns
- Spina bifida
- Traumatic amputations
- Cancer
- Severe hand injuries
- Multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other chronic illnesses
Our Approach
At North Florida Therapy Services, our occupational therapists partner with families to create individualized treatment
plans that focus on each child’s unique needs. By combining evidence-based strategies with compassionate care, we help
children thrive at home, in school, and in the community.
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