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Occupational Therapy

When to refer to Occupational Therapy (OT):

Decrease fine motor skills

  • Cutting
  • Grasping
  • Feeding
  • Hand eye and/or bilateral coordination
  • Scissor use
  • Handwriting
  • Manipulating fasteners, lacing
  • Hand/finger use

Feeding and/or oral-motor development concerns

  • bottle feeding
  • aversions to certain textures or tastes
  • transitioning to solids
  • swallowing concerns (gagging, chocking, coughing)

Motor delays/ Developmental Concerns

  • not achieving age-expected milestones
  • difficultly keeping up with peers
  • difficulty performing dressing, toileting, hygiene, feeding tasks
  • difficulty with gross motor development (balance, coordination, motor planning, ball play)

Difficulty with sensory integration

  • under or over sensitive to sensory input
  • challenges with proprioception (body awareness in space)

Suspicion of Developmental Coordination Disorder