Occupational Therapy

Hope 4 Life frequently meet with parents and adults who have concerns or questions whether their child is developing the way or at the pace, he or she should require assistance from OT.

OT Assesment includes :

The assessment services provided are based on best practices in Occupational Therapy and include the following steps:

• Standardized and functional tests
• Skilled observations of behaviour and quality of movement
• Parent interview and questionnaire
• Teacher interview and questionnaire
• Scoring, summary and interpretation of test results
• In-depth written report with specific recommendations
• Personal session with parents to explain the findings and discuss recommendations

How our Therapist can helps your child and family with :

• Struggles with tracing and/or copying basic shapes and letters, handwriting, drawing, coloring or scissoring skills etc.
• Has an awkward pencil grasp which reduces the quality of his graphic output (e.g. a jerky line)
• Puts an extra effort into fine motor performance (e.g., moving his trunk or lifting his shoulder
• Keeps switching hands while coloring and writing and hasn’t yet established a dominant hand
• Struggles with block construction and/or puzzle assembly
• Has poor posture while sitting, or appears “floppy” and weak and gets tired easily
• Lacks organizational skills, is slow and inefficient in his/her performance or has short attention span
• Has low self-confidence and self-esteem, becomes easily frustrated and tends to avoid tasks that require motor skills

Phone Consultation

Parents are encouraged to contact me for a consultation so we can review the need for an OT assessment or explore if alternative professional intervention is required. Please contact us for additional information.