Bridget O'Hara
How can an Occupational Therapist help my child's pencil grasp?
One of the most common reasons for an Occupational Therapy (OT) referral is for a child that may be experiencing handwriting challenges...
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Kathryn Dew
Apr 5, 20223 min read
How Can Occupational Therapists Support Within School Environments?
Children are at school 40 weeks of the year, 5 days a week, 6 hours a day. This is a huge amount of their year so it is crucial that...
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Megan Greensmith
Mar 9, 20223 min read
How OT Can Support Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Before we discuss how Occupational Therapy can support dyslexia and dysgraphia, it is important to understand what dyslexia and...
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Kathryn Dew
Dec 20, 20214 min read
How Can Occupational Therapy Help a Child with Autism?
One of the main questions we get as occupational therapists are “so how can occupational therapy help a child with autism?”. I like to...
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Megan Greensmith
Dec 14, 20214 min read
What does Occupational Therapy Involve?
Occupational Therapy is an evolving and diverse profession that encompasses the values to help others achieve their desired goals. So,...
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Kathryn Dew
Feb 22, 20213 min read
How Can OT Help with Handwriting Difficulties?
Handwriting Difficulties: Children spend approximately 30-60% of their day performing fine motor activities, with handwriting tasks...
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Kathryn Dew
Feb 8, 20213 min read
What is Sensory Processing Disorder & How Can Occupational Therapy Help?
What is Sensory Processing? We have specialized systems in our bodies that pick up on all the different sensory information in our daily...
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Matt Huxtable
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Do I Need an Office Chair?
What Are the Consequences of a Bad Chair and Why Is a Good Office Chair Important? A general working day is 9-5. If you work in an office...
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Kathryn Dew
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Does My Child Need OT?
What Is OT? Occupational Therapy is a client-centered health profession that assists people of all ages to complete their daily...
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