Occupational+therapy

therapists who concentrate upon assessing and treating children with disabilities that impair their daily life functioning. When occupational therapy is provided as a related service, it is meant to enhance a student's ability to function in an educational program. By focusing upon the skills of daily living, occupational therapists can often help individual students to function in the least restrictive environment. || school and work skills, such as writing, using scissors, managing books and papers, and sitting effectively in class; play/leisure skills, such as participating in art or physical education class or playing with children at recess || provide treatment to strengthen and develop fine motor functions focus on treatment of the small muscles, primarily those of the face, upper trunk, arms, and hands; and improve the student's ability to perform tasks necessary for independent functioning, such as chewing, swallowing, placement of the tongue and mouth for speech formation, eye-hand coordination, and manual dexterity. || [|Link] ||
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