Motor control

movement therapy (CMIMT), followed by bilateral hand use therapy. During term three of 2015 Summer was offered an 8 week block of intensive occupational therapy (OT) at home to address the family’s functional goals with fine and bilateral upper limb motor tasks. Prior to starting this program, Summer attended orthotics and was provided with a hand mitten for her dominant hand (left). Summers functional goals were prioritized with Sarah (6/5/15) as • Bilateral hand function, to increase her…

Denver Developmental Screening Tool II: Explanation and Implementation The Denver Developmental Screening Tool II (DDSTII) is a revision of DDST and DDST-R and is the most widely used developmental screening tool for examining children. It was developed at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver, Colorado; hence it’s name. It screens a child for cognitive delays and behavioral problems from birth to 6 years of age. The sooner the delay is picked up the sooner the child can get…

food bank, or helping at a local organization. I took the opportunity to volunteer at the Frederick 4H Therapeutic Riding Program. This program offers individuals with disabilities to ride a horse in order to build their social skills, build their motor skills, and give them confidence. This organization states, “Our Mission is to encourage and provide Frederick County, Maryland citizens with medically certified mental, physical and/or emotional disabilities with equestrian activities to learn…

This article describes a living skills program tailored to adults living with developmental disabilities and the benefits direct occupational therapy services can provide for this population. Implementation of the program occurred in a group home setting that served eight clients in the Boston area. Prior to implementation, clients received individualized occupational therapy treatment with a focus on sensorimotor techniques and minimal life skills training. The program’s primary objective was…

Early Childhood Education Classes Mckinney Tx: Building Fine Motor Skills Early childhood education classes McKinney TX prepare students for a variety of academic and social activities, but they also help children master fine motor skills. Getting dressed, picking up a cup, eating and many of your child’s other everyday activities require fine motor skills, or control of small muscles in the hands. Help your child to practice these skills to develop more freedom to accomplish things without an…

Occupational Therapy for Pediatrics Occasionally, life takes us through unexpected paths. When my son was a three years old, I began to notice that his development did not correspond to his age. My son could not trace straight lines in any direction; he also had difficulties with drawing and holding a crayon. At the beginning, I thought it was normal, but still, as a mother, I started paying more attention, and soon I realized that it was not normal, and I began to worry. I came to the decision…

modes of use that encourage the development of fine and gross motor skills from birth to toddlerhood” (TinyLove). Therefore, this toy develops within three different idea structural environments. The toy can either have the child lying down with stimulating toys, sitting up being able to grasp the activities or standing up, and enjoying the full aspect of the toy (TinyLove). In order to help further the child’s development other than motor skills, this toy has 15 activities and features…

Gross motor skills are “movements that involve the use of large muscles, the entire body, or large parts of the body, for example, running, hopping, or climbing” (Koralek, 2005, p. 420). Toddlers naturally want to climb (Gestwicki, 2014). Without proper climbing…

Paul Fitts and Michael Posner created a 3 stage model and suggested any learning of a new motor skill involves this model (Magill 2014). During the first stage, known as the Cognitive Stage, the novice learner will try to familiarize with the movement. The learner will analyze the objective of the movement, what they are trying to accomplish, and how to do it. This first stage of the model will be accompanied with numerous of errors and lack of consistency. Also seen in this stage, the learner…

A. One example of the child’s gross motor skills is when the child left the classroom to do something outside. There were two grades in one classroom, one being first graders and the other being second graders, they were working in their class finishing their work they had from previous days and finishing their breakfast. The child had finished and ran outside to throw out his trash and ran back in breathing heavily. B. Another example of the child’s gross motor skills is when the child stood up…