Manish Patel
The goal of pediatric occupational therapy is to help a child develop the skills he or she needs to understand and accomplish age appropriate activities. Certainly if a child is overwhelmed or feels inadequate in the face of day to day expectations this can contribute to emotional distress. So it is important to determine if there are underlying sensory or developmental differences.
Does your toddler cry easily or frequent tantrums? You may wonder if some of emotional stress you observe in your young child. The goal of pediatric occupational therapy is to help a child develop the skills he or she needs to understand and accomplish age-appropriate activities. Certainly, if a child is overwhelmed or feels inadequate in the face of day to day expectations this can contribute to emotional distress. So it is important to determine if there are underlying sensory or developmental differences.
The first few years of your child’s life are key to developing speech and language. This is why you need to create an environment that helps stimulate these areas of their lives. Fortunately, there are a few things you can easily do here. What you do will depend on your child’s age.
Therapy is important and we realize it can be a significant commitment for a family. There are many grants available to families that may cover the cost of pediatric therapies. We work closely with the grant process by providing documentation of the need for treatment. Please call our office and ask to speak with a patient coordinator regarding grant programs.
In business since 2001, Speech & Occupational Therapy of North Texas has provided excellent pediatric therapy to our community for over a decade. It has always been ...
