Difficulty with the completion of age-appropriate activities of daily living (ADL’s)- dressing, buttoning, zipping, toileting, grooming, feeding, utensil use
Ability to complete instrumental activities of daily living.
For kids school readiness skills like functional grasp for coloring and writing, cutting skills.
For adults money management, cooking, cleaning, laundry
Sensory Integration- For individuals that have a difficult time with noise or paying attention, clothing textures, materials required for hygiene like shampoo, etc.
Bilateral hand coordination/eye hand coordination skills- catching a ball, cutting paper and zipping a coat.
Visual/perceptual skills including ability to complete puzzles, find objects in a busy background, copying the board at school, recognize differences in letters like, d, b, p and q.
Upper extremity range of motion, strength, muscle tone (high and low).
Dynamic balance during activities of daily living and fine motor activities
Play skills- peer interaction, safety awareness and overall functional interaction with others in their environment.
Adaptive/Assistive equipment for completion of ADL’s and interaction within their play environment
Self-regulation and emotions
Seating and positioning during feeding and other ADL’s
Orthopedic injuries to hand, wrist, elbow and fingers
Orthopedic treatment for conditions such as carpal tunnel
Neurological treatment for stroke, TBI, Parkinson’s, etc.
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