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Paediatric
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Occupational therapists are health professionals who enable health and wellbeing through engaging in meaningful occupations. Occupations are the tasks that a person needs to do and /or wants to be able to do.
A child’s occupations may include tasks such as:
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Playing
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Learning
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Going to school
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Making friends
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Managing feelings / emotions
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Playing sports
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Dressing, bathing, using the toilet
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Eating
Occupational therapists help children learn and develop skills to be able to engage, participate and achieve in everyday activities. Occupational therapists can help improve the following skills:
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Daily living skills: toileting, dressing, eating (including fussiness), cooking, cleaning and shopping.
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Motor skills: fine motor, gross motor and motor planning.
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Play skills: expanding and building on current play, imaginative play and playing with others.
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School skills: handwriting, drawing, using scissors and more.
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Learning skills: attention/concentration, memory, problem solving, sequencing, perception.
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Social skills: making friends, navigating and understanding the social world.
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Emotional management: learning how to handle emotions.
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Sensory skills: under or over reaction to sensory input.
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