Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) or Ergo medicine is a health care profession that refers to introducing and reintroducing tasks to enhance performance. It derives a therapeutic use of daily activities to aid with sensory issues, ease of functioning, etc. It was developed during World War II where wounded soldiers were given tasks like knitting, painting, etc. for rehabilitation and enhancement of daily activities.

Today, OT has developed as a profession in many different medical fields such as geriatrics, peads, orthopedics, neurology, hospice care, etc. Through various different approaches of assessment and sensory integration therapy, an occupational therapist can immensely improve the quality of life for children and adults dealing with sensory processing disorder (SPD), Autism, ADHD, learning disorders, muscle tone issues and even speech. 

In Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), individuals are often accompanied with sensory issues (hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity) and executive functioning issues which may cause them a lot of physical and mental distress, giving rise to problem behaviors. With the help of OT, their sensory needs will be assessed and worked on to eliminate all barriers to learning, while simultaneously training them for daily skills.