Occupational Therapy
Please call Tracey Stein, OTR/L at 469-693-7572
or email traceystein@holahp.com to schedule an evaluation.
What is Occupational Therapy??
Occupational therapy is a branch of health care that helps infants, toddlers, and children meet developmental milestones. We provide patients and families with tools that they need for success in daily life. Our therapists address:
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Delays with fine motor skills
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Upper body strength and coordination skills
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Sensory Integration skills
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Feeding Skills
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Self-care skills-dressing, grooming, hygiene
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Visual Perceptual Skills
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Handwriting Skills
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Developmental Delays
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Executive Function Skills
Picky Eaters
A feeding group for picky eaters and problem feeders using the SOS feeding program. This is an evidence-based approach to address your child’s feeding needs in a fun, friendly, environment.
FOCUS:
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Increasing food intake
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Increasing food variety
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Increasing food textures
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Decreasing food anxiety
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Parent training for carryover into the home
Fine Motor
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This group will focus on developing strength, coordination skills, grasping patterns, and visual perceptual skills needed to perform fine motor activities, cutting skills, coloring skills, and pre-writing/writing skills at home and at school.
FOCUS:
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Pre-writing/writing skills
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Pre-cutting/cutting skills
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Visual motor skills
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Visual perceptual skills
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Using appropriate grasping patterns
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Coordinating the left and right sides of the body
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Finger dexterity skills
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Spatial awareness
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Increasing upper body and core strength
Executive Function
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This group works on executive function skills. These skills help our brains prioritize tasks, filter distractions, and control impulses, so that we can manage daily tasks. Children use executive function skills to keep a backpack/planner organized, to remain calm during an unexpected event, and when they complete their homework or chores within an allotted time frame.
FOCUS:
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Getting organized
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Staying in control of emotions
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Follow through on classwork and homework
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Staying focused
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Using time wisely
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Resisting impulses
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Planning ahead
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Solving problems independently
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Being flexible
Self-Regulation
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This group will provide your child with strategies to regulate their strong emotions. We will help your child to label feelings, explore tools to regulate emotions, understand their zones of regulation, and explore their 8 senses. Individual sensory needs will be addressed. These include sensitivity to sounds, sensitivity to touch, and sensory seeking behaviors.
FOCUS:
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Explore the 4 zones of regulation
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Labeling our emotions
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Learning how we can change our emotional zones
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Experiment with sensory activities to increase calming and relaxation
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Understanding how our senses impact our emotions
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Learning flexibility during challenging times