'Occupations'  refer to the activities that people do on a regular basis. These include the things people need to do, as well as the things that they want to do. These occupy their time, bring meaning and purpose to life, and help an individual to fulfill their roles in life.

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When challenges or disability disrupt an individual's participation in their key occupations, it impacts one's health and wellbeing in significant ways.

OT's can help to assess and analyze limiting factors, support development and skill acquisition, adapt or modify activities, materials, and environmental conditions to better support engagement and success. We collaborate with a child's parents, teachers, and support system to enable progress across settings.

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With a rigorous and diverse background of study, we are able to address physical, cognitive, sensory, social, and emotional aspects of development to support meaningful, functional outcomes and improved quality of life.

Childhood occupations include the activities that enable them to learn and develop life skills, be creative and experience joy and fulfillment, and thrive in their roles as play partner, student, and family member. 

Some examples include:

• play, movement and sensory exploration, developing and pursuing areas of interest;

• developing independence in daily routines such as taking care of oneself, getting ready in the morning, and completing chores or household duties;

• developing and mastering the skills involved with learning and being a student such as sustaining attention, visual processing and fine motor abilities for academic tasks, listening, etc;

• developing self-regulation and emotional growth to cope with challenging moments, tolerate disappointment, and manage relationships.

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