What is Sensory Integration in OT? With growing age, children usually learn to do their basic daily activities like playing, learning, self-care tasks, social interactions, etc., independently. However, due to various physical disabilities and delayed motor skills, it becomes hard for some children to perform even the basic age-appropriate tasks without any help. The Occupational Therapy proves to be immensely helpful for these children in getting their independence in fulfilling their childhood ‘occupations’.
How does Occupational Therapy work? Occupational Therapy or OT is a developmental approach that works by improving the sensory integration, gross motor skills, visual motor skills, grooming skills, learning skills, social skills, and other basic abilities in children of any age group, starting from infants to adolescents. Hope AMC, a very renowned pediatric rehabilitation center in Dubai, offers Occupational Therapy for children with special needs. This therapy is offered by the highly experienced and specially trained pediatric Occupational Therapists. The therapists first evaluate the condition of each child and as per the child’s specific needs, the Occupational Therapy programs are designed so that the maximum improvement in the child’s condition can be achieved.
All kinds of advanced and highly effective therapeutic techniques and tools are implemented to maximize the improvement in children. The parents are also motivated to join the Occupational Therapy sessions with the children so that they can become a vital part of their children’s treatment and witness their progress. In this way, they can also learn the activities assigned to the children and help them practice the same at home.