Occupational Therapist

The Occupational Therapist (OT) at the CDC works with families to help their children do their best in all their day-to-day activities.

About the program

The Occupational Therapists at the CDC can help children from birth to school entry age and their families with:

• Developing daily living skills including eating, dressing, toileting, bathing, grooming and sleep
  Developing fine motor/hand skills or visual-perceptual skills
• Understanding and supporting a child’s sensory processing differences
• Supporting emotional and nervous system regulation challenges
• Developing sensory-motor strategies to help with coordination, body awareness, regulation, and social interaction
• Developing their play skills with objects, with imagination, and with people
• Supporting cognition and executive functioning for safe behaviour and problem solving
• Understanding the impacts of trauma, mental health, and neurod...