Occupational Therapy

The following behaviors may indicate the need for evaluation and perhaps intervention:
  • apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to information processed through the senses (e.g. sights, sounds, tastes, smells, touch, movement)
  • attention and/or organizational difficulties
  • delayed fine and gross motor skills
  • coordination problems
  • difficulties sequencing actions
  • poor self-concept regarding motor activities
  • confusion over hand preference
  • decreased body awareness and difficulties organizing his/her body in relation to the environment (e.g. bumping into furniture)
  • handwriting and keyboarding difficulties
  • problems with self-help skills related to dressing, eating, and personal care and grooming (e.g. managing fasteners on clothing, manipulating a knife or fork, using a toothbrush)


For more information, contact:

Christine Chang
202.944.2217
ot@labschool.org 

Occupational Therapy