Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists (OTs) offer practical advice and support to help people carry out their daily activities. Their work centers on adapting a person’s environment so that it better suits them and the things they want and need to do. OTs work with lots of people of all ages.

An occupational therapist is trained to conduct complete analysis and promote activities to help the child interact with the immediate environment and learn skills to communicate and engage. The main role of an Occupational Therapist in Autism is to inculcate daily life skills which include day-to-day tasks such as self-care, work or leisure.

What Therapists Do ?

Helping people going through physical changes to carry on working
Helping people experiencing changes in how they think or remember things to
carry on working
Helping children with disabilities fully participate in school
Helping people with disabilities take part
in social situations, hobbies, or sports

An occupational therapist for autism helps the child improve the quality of life at home and in school In due course, your kid will learn daily life skills like brushing, dressing, toilet training, and other grooming skills. The occupational therapist will help your kid learn motor skills required for holding objects properly for task execution. The role of an Occupational therapist is to impart gross motor skills needed for sitting, posture, walking, climbing, or riding a bike. An OT can help your kid learn and practice perceptual skills like differentiating sizes, shapes, and colours. Your OT helps your kid learn their body and its relation to others, the visual skills needed for writing and reading. Your kid will learn to play, self-help, problem-solving, coping, and other social skills. A child with autism under occupational therapy learns to develop adult and peer relationships. Your kid will learn to focus, delay gratification, self regulate, and express feelings appropriately.