Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Questions about BDI Occupational Therapy?

708-478-1820

BDI Occupational Therapists

Our Occupational Therapists are trained to identify barriers that restrict a child’s success or independence in completing everyday “occupations”

What is a child’s occupation?

Play independently
Be successful in school
Easily adapt to change and problem solve
Complete self-care tasks
Effectively communicate to maintain great relationships with family and friends
Learn beneficial behavioral skills, such as accountability, empathy, concentration, and self-esteem

Occupational Therapy can help your child improve:

Fine motor skills

Precise hand movements

Holding pencil/crayon
Manipulating toys/small objects
Clothing fasteners

Emotional Regulation

The ability to control one’s own emotional state. This is the ability that allows one to self-calm during emotional and stressful situations. In children, emotional regulation issues are often seen as ‘behavior problems’

Range of Motion

The amount of movement a joint or body part has

Limited movement in hands/arms, head, legs, or other body parts
Difficulty straightening limbs

Strength

Core Strength

Sitting still or sitting without support
Climbing/running/jumping
Balance
Frequent falls

Arm/Hand Strength

Turning doorknobs
Opening containers
Holding a pencil
Carrying multiple objects
Maintaining hold on objects

Self Care

Activities of daily living

Dressing
Eating
Bathroom hygiene
Chores
Planning
Decision making

Sensory Processing

Ability to receive and respond to aspects of our environment

Sensitivities to:

Sights
Sounds
Movement
Taste
Touch
Smell

Visual Perceptual Skills

The ability of the brain to understand what the eye is seeing

Reading
Puzzles
Reversing letters/numbers
Visual scanning (example instead that doesn’t use the medical term)
Sorting

Visual-Motor Skills

Hand eye coordination

Handwriting (letters/numbers)
Drawing/coloring
Cutting
Ball skills

Occupational Therapy can help improve

Fine motor skills

precise hand movements

Holding pencil/crayon
Manipulating toys/small objects
Clothing fasteners

Bilateral Coordination

using both hands or arms together to complete tasks

Jumping jacks
Throwing/catching a ball
Pull/push toys
Crafting (cutting, glueing, etc…)

Visual-Motor Skills

Hand eye coordination

Handwriting (letters/numbers)
Drawing/coloring
Cutting
Ball skills

Visual Perceptual Skills

the ability of the brain to understand what the eye is seeing

Reading
Puzzles
Reversing letters/numbers
Visual scanning (example instead that doesn’t use the medical term)
Sorting

Self Care

activities of daily living

Dressing
Eating
Bathroom hygiene
Chores
Planning
Decision making

Sensory Processing

ability to receive and respond to aspects of our environment

Sensitivities to:

Sights
Sounds
Movement
Taste
Touch
Smell

Strength

Core Strength

Sitting still or sitting without support
Climbing/running/jumping
Balance
Frequent falls

Arm/Hand Strength

Turning doorknobs
Opening containers
Holding a pencil
Carrying multiple objects
Maintaining hold on objects

Range of Motion

the amount of movement a joint or body part has

Limited movement in hands/arms, head, legs, or other body parts
Difficulty straightening limbs

Emotional Regulation

the ability to control one’s own emotional state

A-Z of our OT Services

A
Autism
Attention
ADLs (activities of daily living)
B
Body Awareness
Bilateral Coordination
C
Core Strength
D
Dyspraxia
Dysgraphia
Dressing skills
E
Eye Hand Coordination
Executive Functioning Skills
Emotional Regulation

F
Feeding
Fine Motor Skills
Fine Motor Coordination
G
Gravitational Insecurity
Grip Strength
H
Handwriting
I
IADLs (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)
M
Motor Planning
P
Postural Control
Play

R
Reflex Integration
ROM (Range of Motion)
Routine Management
S
Self Care
Sensory Processing
Safety Awareness
T
Toileting
V
Visual Motor Skills
Visual Perceptual Skills

Great Feedback from Great Families

BDI Playhouse has exceptional therapists… my son was evaluated at BDI and received Occupational Therapy – and loved his therapist at BDI! I cannot say enough about the entire staff. Qualified, caring, exceptional people.”

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Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Questions about BDI Occupational Therapy?

708-478-1820

BDI Occupational Therapists

Occupational Therapy can help your child improve:

Occupational Therapy can help improve

Fine motor skills

Bilateral Coordination

Visual-Motor Skills

Visual Perceptual Skills

Self Care

Sensory Processing

Strength

Range of Motion

Emotional Regulation

A-Z of our OT Services

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

M

P

R

S

T

V

Great Feedback from Great Families

Getting Started With Occupational Therapy

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