Does my child need occupational therapy?

•  Is my child meeting his or her developmental milestones at the expected age?

•  Does my child have difficulty with transitions between people, places, or activities?

•  Does my child maintain eye contact well when speaking with others?

•  Does my child have difficulty dressing himself/herself?

•  Does my child have trouble in school?

•  Does my child have unpredictable emotional outbursts?

•  Is my child difficult to calm once he or she becomes upset?

•  Does my child appear to be in his or her own world?

•  Is my child clumsy or does she or he fall frequently?

•  Does my child sit squarely on the furniture?

•  Is my child able to sit for a meal relatively calmly?

•  Is my child’s handwriting poor for his or her age?

•  Does my child have an overactive gag, or is he or she a picky eater?

•  Does my child always run his or her fingers along walls when walking?

•  Does my child have to look carefully at what he or she is doing in order to be accurate or accomplish the task correctly?

• Does my child have a short attention span or is he or she easily distracted?

•  Does my child have poor fine motor skills (cutting with scissors, drawing, stringing beads, stacking blocks, etc.)?

•  Does my child have “behavioral” issues that punishment does not seem to resolve?

•  Is my child hypersensitive (overly sensitive) or hyposensitive (less sensitive) to any type of stimulation or sensation (touch, noise, visual stimulation, light, movement, pressure)?