Common Conditions Occupational Therapy Can Help With

Occupational therapy (OT) is a versatile field that supports people of all ages in living life to the fullest. OT focuses on helping individuals perform daily activities independently and confidently.

Here’s a closer look at some common conditions that OT can help with:

 Developmental Delays

• Children may experience delays in areas like crawling, walking, feeding, or self-care skills.

• OT helps by creating individualized programs to build motor skills, coordination, and independence.

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

• SPD affects how children respond to sensory input (like textures, sounds, or movement).

• OT interventions include sensory diets, desensitization activities, and strategies for calming or alerting the nervous system.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• OT supports children with ASD in daily living skills, sensory regulation, social participation, and play.

• Therapy often includes routines, adaptive tools, and environmental modifications.

Fine and Gross Motor Skill Delays

• Fine motor skills: handwriting, buttoning, using utensils, grasping toys.

• Gross motor skills: balance, running, climbing, jumping.

• OT provides exercises, play-based activities, and adaptive strategies to strengthen these skills.

Handwriting Difficulties (Dysgraphia)

• OT addresses poor pencil grasp, spacing, letter formation, and endurance for writing tasks.

• Therapists may use adaptive tools, handwriting programs, or fun exercises to improve skills.