Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy focuses on the child and provides sensory interventions through play. This allows the child to become as independent as possible in tasks that are meaningful to them and their family. This includes tasks such as playing, dressing, bathing, playing with friends, sleep, eating, and much more!
Little Bridges focuses on meeting the needs of the sensory system, which allows children to connect with their environments and complete daily tasks. Everyone processes sensory information in different ways, this could mean avoiding tasks that seem simple or craving activities that could be unsafe. When a child is unable to organize this sensory information it may seem like they are misbehaving when they are actually just trying to make sense of the world around them.
Sensory Processing Challenges Can Sound Like This:
“My clothes are itchy”
“Bath time is scary”
“I don’t want socks”
“I want to run”
“It’s too bright”
“It’s too loud and hurts my ears”
“I can’t climb that, it’s too high”
“I need to stand on my head”
Who Do We Serve:
Children of typical development as well as children with a variety of diagnoses and delays including:
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Developmental Delays
Anxiety
Down Syndrome
Genetic Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury
Congenital Malformation
Learning Disability/Giftedness
ADD, ADHD
Cerebral Palsy
Neuromuscular Disorders
Processing Challenges
Oral Motor/Feeding Difficulties
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Challenges with Praxis.