Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapy is a form of intervention that helps children with cognitive or sensory issues so they can independently perform everyday activities. It also helps strengthen their social, motor, and communication skills. Often, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists work closely together to provide the treatment that the kid needs and monitor their improvement. Here at Strides Therapy and Educational Services, we can provide the necessary evaluation and treatment that your kid needs.

Clinical Disorders we help with

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ADHD

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Autism

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Neurodevelopmental Differences

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Dysgraphia

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Downs Syndrome

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Developmental Coordination Disorder

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Dyspraxia

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Genetic Disorders

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Fine Motor

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Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)

activities that require occupational therapy

Here are a few examples of activities that could be affected by physical, sensory, or cognitive, or issues that require occupational therapy:

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Feeding oneself

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Writing

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Throwing a ball

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Riding a bike

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Tying shoes

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Dressing oneself (buttoning and zipping clothes)

what we can help with occupational therapy

Specific Areas We Can Work On

One of the main goals of occupational therapy is independence for the child. We strive to help them gain the ability to take care of themselves.

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Coordination: fine motor skills (e.g. cutting, tying shoes), gross motor coordination (large muscle movements), motor planning (brain and body together to coordinate movements)

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Visual Motor Coordination: coordination of body movements with visual skills (e.g. feeding

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Strength

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Sensory Processing: how one perceives the information they experience from the senses (can be too much or too little)

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Social Skills: how one communicates with those around them

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Cognition: how the brain processes and learns

How Strides Therapy and Educational Services Can Help

Occupational Therapy

We will create a therapy plan that is tailored to the needs of your kid. We will also provide guidance for you as caregivers and activities that you can practice with your kid at home.

We can Help

Strides Therapy and Educational Services is committed to helping children meet their potential by providing high quality, individualized, comprehensive and evidenced based evaluations and treatment.

Please read our success stories and contact us today to see how we can be of service to your child and your family.

Contact Us

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We provide in-person services in Davidsonville and Gambrills, MD. Online sessions are available for our speech therapy service.

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We also provide contract services to other institutions including public school systems.

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At Strides Therapy and Educational Services, we take a family-centered, play based approach utilizing each child's strengths and interests to custom fit a therapy program that is just right for them.

Benefits of Strides Therapy
and Educational Services

Faster Progress

Our services include parent training and education so that families can carry over communication strategies and build in parent directed, skill focused activities throughout the day.

Affordable

Strides Therapy and Educational Services is in network with most commercial and state plans. We understand how expensive paying for services out of pocket can be. We also offer a prompt pay discount for those paying out of pocket for services.

Convenient

Our teletherapy services can be accessed from your home. No need to spend 15+minutes getting out of the door or driving to therapy and back. For those accessing our in person services, we are conveniently located in Anne Arundel County, close to Crofton, Gambrills, Bowie and Annapolis.

Simple for you

You will find that utilizing our services are easy from the beginning! From the start with online paperwork to scheduling to services, we make the process as seamless as possible for our families.

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