Occupational Therapy is the work done by Occupational therapists (OTs) with children who, due to sensory, coordination or behavioural issues, experience difficulties in any one or more of the following areas:

• Achieving independence in personal activities of daily living i.e. feeding, un/dressing and bathing;

• Toilet training;

• Handwriting;

• Coordination;

• Attention;

• Behaviour; and

• Socialising with other children.

Intervention by OTs is done through an evidence-based, individualised approach that maximises the child’s potential.

The OT within TAASC is registered with the Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine and is a member of the Malta Association of Occupational Therapists (MAOT). She has also received training in the following areas:

• Sensory Modulation Disorders in Children with Difference Developmental Disorders

• Augmentative and Alternative Means of Communication

• Understanding and Managing Children with Cerebral Palsy and Related Conditions

• Hand skills & Handwriting – Strategies for Home and School

• Sensory Processing Disorders in Children

• Training on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Ed (ADOS -2)

• Sensory Profiles by Dr Winnie Dunn

If you have any queries or would like to book a consultation with our OT, please contact us or send an email to info@taascmalta.com