What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a healthcare profession that focuses on how an individual participates in the daily activities they need or want to do. These activities give us a sense of purpose and occupational therapists are skilled in identifying how injury, illness or disability can impact upon an individual’s ability to completes these everyday activities and support people to be as independent as possible.

OT for Children & Young People:

Aoife has experience of working with young people with a broad range of physical, sensory, learning, social & emotional needs, with diagnosises such as:

• Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

• Autism

• Attention Deficit Disorder(ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

• Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)

• Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

• Global Developmental Delay (GDD)

• Mental Health difficulties such as anxiety & depression

Aoife also has experience working with young people who do not have a specific diagnosis but are experiencing difficulties in their day-to-day activities.

How can Eala OT help?

Some common areas that OT can support with include:

• Self-care skills: such as dressing, washing, toileting & grooming

• Gross motor skills

• Fine motor skills

• Motor coordination & planning

• Sensory Integration & processing

• Attention & Concentration

• Handwriting

• Executive Function Skills

• Organisation & Time Management skills

• Study Skills

• Play

• Leisure

• Social Participation

• Sleep