Occupational Therapy evaluation and treatment of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and primary school children. Children treated may be challenged by behavioral difficulties, developmental differences such as gross and fine motor delays, difficulty focusing and attending, perceptual impairments, illegible handwriting and dyspraxia (lack of motor planning).
A variety of sensory motor equipment is available.
Children with the following diagnosis typically benefit from O.T services:
- Developmental Delay
- Perceptual Motor Delay
- Visual Perceptual Delay
- Feeding difficulties/disorders
- Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
- Dysgraphia (moderate handwriting difficulty)
- Gross Motor Planning Problems (uncoordinated)
- Fine Motor Planning Problems
- Attentional Difficulties
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDD, Asperger's Syndrome, etc)
- Neurological Impairments resulting in delay of skill development
- Genetic Disorders resulting in delay of skill development
- Prematurity
** Major insurances accepted: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare, and United HealthCare