Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability—occupational therapists address motor, visual-perceptive, cognitive, and sensory-processing skills. Pediatric occupational therapy treatment helps children be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives.
Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective that enhances a child’s self-esteem and sense of accomplishment by addressing deficits in motor, visual-perceptual, and cognitive skills, as well as sensory integration. OT also includes adapting the environment and task to fit the person's skills and abilities.
