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Occupational and
physical therapy is provided at Bridges to address the sensory and
motor challenges that interrupt or constrict a child’s ability to
gain relative mastery in each of the functional-emotional
developmental stages. Because children with autism often experience
extreme differences in the way they respond to sensory
information from the environment and organize a motor response,
specific intervention is needed to help the child improve his or her
ability to take in information, process it and respond more
adaptively.
The goals of
occupational and physical therapy at Bridges are to:
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Help children improve their ability to respond to their environment adaptively
and to develop strategies to maintain a calm and regulated state,
optimal for learning.
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Help children to
improve their motor planning abilities, including their ability to
sequence and carry out complex motor actions such as throwing,
catching or
riding bikes.
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Help children develop fine
motor and self-help skills including developmentally appropriate
feeding, dressing and grooming tasks.
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Help parents to
better understand a child’s individual differences and develop
home program strategies to promote attention, organization and
motor planning.
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Help other team
members to better understand a child’s individual differences so
that learning interactions are optimized for each child.
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