OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Center-Based | Community-Based | ELKS | Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy | Speech Therapy

Infants born prematurely or with a specific disability such as spina bifida, autism, cerebral palsy or mental retardation often have trouble learning or doing every day activities.

At DDS, occupational therapy focuses on helping youngsters learn how to use their hands for specific tasks. The tasks that must sometimes be learned with the therapist's help include reaching for and playing with toys, bringing food to their mouths or putting on a shirt. Sometimes, an infant or child needs assistance learning how to suck, accepting lumps in foods, accepting a caretaker's touch or learning that moving is fun and not frightening.