Day 71: Occupational Therapy in Special Education

Within the realm of special education, occupational therapy (also known as “O.T.”) can take on several different forms. Its benefit is far reaching when delivered with appropriate intensity and frequency in the proper setting. For example, O.T. can help with your child’s ability to organize his or her movements, such as coordinating the left and right hands to snip a piece of paper with scissors. O.T. can also help with developing your child’s fine-motor skills to be able to grasp a pencil or maneuver buttons, zippers, and pull-ups. For some children, O.T. can help with improving visual-spatial skills, necessary for academic readiness tasks of tracing lines and copying shapes. And finally, it addresses other forms of sensory sensitivities, including auditory filtering, taste, smell, and tactile sensitivities.

To discuss whether your child has unmet occupational therapy needs, book a virtual consultation on my website: https://www.MSRLegal.ORG/Book-Your-Consultation . Also, don’t forget to follow @MSRLegalConsulting on Instagram where I post about the evolving landscape of special education in the wake of Covid-19.

Be safe, and stay well,

Oroma

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