CENTERPEDES
Center for Pediatric Therapy, Orthotics & Prosthetics
77 Schank road, Building B7
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
800-540-8324
Occupational therapists play an important role in our communities as they work to enable patients to engage in the meaningful activities of daily life. They step in when a person's ability to live independently is disrupted by illness or injury. With the goal of helping their patients lead more independent and active lives, occupational therapists will often specialize in working with a specific patient group, such as older adults, individuals with mental illness or children and youth.
Pediatric occupational therapists, however, have a unique opportunity to work with children, ensuring they are provided with the best possible start during some of the most crucial developmental phases of their lives.
What is pediatric occupational therapy?
Pediatric occupational therapy helps children succeed in the “occupations” of childhood. Getting dressed, learning how to play with toys and using tools for writing and feeding are some of the areas occupational therapy can facilitate growth. Using a variety of treatment approaches, Pediatric Therapy Solutions will develop a realistic treatment plan that will also integrate the goals of parent and child.
Would your child benefit from Occupational Therapy?
• Is your child struggling with learning how to write?
• Does your child seem clumsy or trip over his own feet?
• Does your child have trouble keeping his belongings organized?
• Does your child have trouble getting dressed?
• Is your child in constant motion, never able to sit still?
• Does your child have difficulty with transitions?
• Is your child a messy eater?
Diagnoses that may warrant help from Occupational Therapy:
Pediatric Occupational Therapy, We go above and beyond when it comes to the treatment of our young patients. Our goal is to make their experience as close to "play time" as possible. Our specially-trained pediatric Occupational Therapists work to improve a child's physical development, fine-motor skills, sensory processing skills, social-emotional development, cognition, feeding skills, and visual processing abilities to maximize skills for daily living. We offer specialty evaluations and interventions to help each child reach their full potential in the following areas: Fine and Gross Motor Skills Self-help Skills Handwriting Social Skills Development Gravitational Insecurity Feeding Disorders/Deficits & picky eaters Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration Adaptive Equipment and Positioning Orthopedic conditions such as upper extremity/hand disorders or conditions Visual motor and Visual Perceptual Skills Motor planning For children with physical challenges, developmental delays, or sensory issues, pediatric physical and occupational therapy can improve the developmental and motor skills critical to living a more confident and independent life. Our compassionate, experienced therapists have experience working with a number of pediatric conditions and needs.