Parents
OT for Kids work with parents who may be concerned about their child�s development, or who may have been told to contact an occupational therapist following a parents evening at school, or who have noticed that their child is finding tasks difficult compared to their classmates. Our occupational therapists will be able to provide effective assessment and treatment for your child. We offer:
Why choose us?
Being a specialised private paediatric Occupational Therapy company, we are highly experienced in regularly working with parents in providing the best care and support for their child. Some of the many benefits of working with us are:
- Experienced Occupational Therapists
- Flexible appointments available 7 days a week
- Outcome based services
- Written quotations available upon request
- Individual treatment available in clinic, at home and at school
- Both individual or group therapy input available
- Detailed individual reports outlining assessment findings, summary of progress made and further recommendations
- Detailed home activity programmes provided at monthly reviews
Services
One on One treatment
The occupational therapist would be able to provide one on one treatment to your child. The therapist can come out to your home, into school or meet you at one of our clinics, whichever is easiest for you.
Groups
At OT for Kids, we can provide group services to children with similar difficulties, ages and abilities. The groups we currently offer are:- Handwriting – a group aimed at children who struggle with handwriting
- Movement – To improve gross motor skills, for conditions like Developmental Co-ordination Disorder and otherwise movement impaired children
- Confidence – for those with low confidence
- Concentration – for children who are easily distracted and often disruptive.
Assessments
OT for Kids can assess for a range of difficulties, the occupational therapist would use this process to gain a better insight into the difficulties your child is experiencing, determine why this might be and use the assessment as the basis for the therapy treatment sessions.
The assessments we provide are:
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder Assessment
- Dyspraxia Assessment
- Movement ABC
- Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH)
- Handwriting Assessment
- Functional Assessment
- Equipment Assessment
- Sensory Assessment
- Risk Assessment
Reports
Following an assessment, upon request, you may wish to receive a report summarising the difficulties your child is facing. This report could be used as a second opinion, or as a supportive piece of evidence to allow for further time in examinations.
Treatment
We offer a variety of treatment and the difficulties identified in assessment will depend upon the combination of treatment the therapist would choose. We offer treatment either at home, in school or in clinic. The treatments we provide are:
- Adaptive Equipment
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Fine Motor Improvement Therapy
- Concentration and Memory Improvement Therapy
- Gross Motor Activity Training
- Handwriting Improvement Therapy
- Confidence Improvement Therapy
- One on One Treatment
- Home Visits
- School Visits
- Hydrotherapy
Conditions:
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Acquired Head/Brain Injury
- Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Asperger�s Syndrome
- Cancer
- Cerebral Palsy
- Dyspraxia or Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD)
- Developmental Delay
- Down's Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus (Child)
- Multiple Sclerosis (Child)
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Rett Syndrome
- Stroke
- Spina Bifida
Problems:
- Delayed Milestones
- Poor Handwriting
- Difficulty Concentrating
- Fine Motor Difficulties
- Visual Perception Difficulties
- Gross Motor Difficulties
- Sensory Regulation Difficulties
- Low Confidence and Social Difficulties
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Next steps:Please contact one of our experienced occupational therapists today and we will gladly discuss how we can help and what services we can offer you.
- 0330 223 0888
- office@otforkids.co.uk
- 2 Hagley Rd, Salford M5 3EY [map]
OT for Kids have been a great help in aiding my son Jake with coping with his dyspraxia both at home and in school. They came out to our house and completed the assessment at home.
