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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)?