OT for Kids

Does My Child Need OT?

If your child exhibits any of these behaviors or challenges, it might be worth considering an Occupational Therapy (OT) evaluation.

These signs can indicate underlying sensory, motor, or developmental difficulties that OT can address.

Easily Distracted or Poor Attention Span
- OT can address sensory processing issues or other factors affecting focus and attention.

Overly Sensitive to Touch, Movement, Sounds, or Sights
- This may indicate sensory processing challenges, where OT helps your child tolerate and adapt to sensory input.

Difficulty Accepting Change
- OT can build skills for flexibility and coping strategies, helping children adapt to transitions and new routines.

Low Muscle Tone
- OT helps strengthen muscles and improve postural control, enabling better participation in daily activities.

Doesn't Skip, Jump, or Hop on One Foot
- These could point to delayed gross motor development, which OT can support through targeted exercises and play-based activities.

Walking on Toes
- This may be linked to sensory processing or motor coordination issues, both of which OT can address.

Activity Level That’s Too High or Too Low
- Whether your child struggles to stay still or needs encouragement to engage, OT can work on self-regulation and energy modulation.

Picky Eating
- OT supports children in expanding their food preferences, addressing sensory aversions or oral motor difficulties.

Limited Play Skills
- OT fosters social, cognitive, and fine motor development to enrich your child’s ability to play and interact with others.

Next Steps
An OT evaluation can provide a clearer understanding of your child’s strengths and areas for growth. From there, a personalized plan can be created to help your child reach their full potential in everyday activities.

See below for a list of common diagnoses seen by OT.

Reach out to schedule a free screening today.

Common diagnoses OT assists with:

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Anesthesia of Skin
Anxiety
Amputation
Arthogryposis Multiple Congenita
Ataxia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brachial Plexus Disorder
Burns
Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
Club Foot
Concussion
Congenital Heart Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Developmental Delay
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Developmental Disorder of Motor Function
Developmental Disorder of Scholastic Skills

Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Dyslexia
Edema
Edwards’ Syndrome
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Feeding Difficulties
Flail Joint
Fragile X Syndrome
Gastroschesis
GERD/GER
Hemiplegia
Hemophilia
Hyposthesia of Skin
Instability of Joints
Intellectual Disabilities
Joint Derangements
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lack of Coordination
Lack of Expected Normal Physiological Development
Malrotation
Mitochondrial Disease
Muscle Weakness

Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Osteogensis Imperfecta
Paraplegia
Parasthesia of Skin
Patau’s Syndrome
Phenylketonurina
Pompe Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prematurity
Scoliosis
Seizure Disorder
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Short Gut Syndrome
Sickle Cell Disease
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Truma
Stiffness of Joints
Taylor Sachs Disease
Torticollis
Traumatic Brain Injury
Turner’s Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Plus many more!