Occupational Therapy (OT) serves families with children, from newborn to school entry, who have questions about their child's development.

Families choose whether to receive services at their home, at Eby Centre, Park Centre, or an alternative location. There is no fee for this service. OTs work closely with families and collaborate with the multidisciplinary therapy team and community partners. OTs assist in developing skills and approaches that help families to enhance their child's development. Did you know that a child's occupation is PLAY?

OTs assess a child's development and may offer:

Direct therapy
Consultation regarding ways to promote progress
Information
Referral and/or liaison with other services (CDC team, local community
or provincial) as appropriate
Co-ordination of services
Assistance with transition into preschool or daycare

OTs can help your child with:

Play
Regulation/sensory processing
Adaptive equipment: wheelchairs, walkers...
Self-help skills: feeding, dressing...
Motor skills: holding/moving small objects...

A child may be seen by an OT when they have:

Fine motor difficulties (e.g. manipulating small objects...)
Feeding/swallowing difficulties
Difficulty focusing on one activity
A medical diagnosis that affects the child's overall development (e.g. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Global Developmental Delay...)
Sensory processing challenges (e.g. sensitivity to noise, touch, foods..)
Difficulties with self care (e.g. feeding, dressing, toileting, sleeping...)