For the most part people do not understand the concept of having a delay, and the reasons why needing occupational therapy may vary. According to (OPP,2015) the most important years of brain development are the first three, especially if the child was born with any delays or restrictions. Early intervention of occupational therapy may be able to help with these delays. The importance of having Occupational Practitioners is the high demands of children with delays. It’s traditional to believe a child is learning everything they need to know by watching other kids or learn from the material at school. In many cases it necessarily does not work that way. For example, there may be times where a child may be falling behind on the material at school because of the social participation or because there not able to retain the information they are being taught. In early intervention the achievement of the therapist working with the children who need early intervention depends on the families concerns with the Childs …show more content…
The reason for this is because they are adapting to the world and everything that is surrounding them. According to an Occupational practioner although she is the professional and she understands how to work with the kids, they have to keep in mind that the opinion of the family does have an input. People need to be open minded that for the benefit of the child there is not a particular way to begin things. Communication is a big key in the process of the Childs development, therapist need to be able to have that relationship with the parents to be able to give them a full treatment. Occupational Practioners help their clients or patients to get through the hard times to achieve daily activities and find the quality of life for