What We Do Occupational Therapy to Meet Developmental Milestones and Overcome Challenges
At Crossroads, we are dedicated to helping children develop the skills they need to participate fully in daily activities. Our hands-on, collaborative approach has helped hundreds of children meet their occupational goals and set them up for success. We specialize in addressing sensory processing issues, fine and gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and daily living skills. Our skilled therapists employ evidence-based practices and work closely with families, educators, and other healthcare professionals to ensure a comprehensive and individualized treatment plan. We look forward to partnering with you to support your child in reaching his or her highest potential!
About Our Services What Is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a rehabilitative field that helps people who may have challenges or something standing in their way to perform their daily activities so that they can function optimally. In pediatric occupational therapy, occupations refer to all the activities that occupy and give meaning to a child’s life, climbing, catching a ball, writing their name, cutting with a scissor or tying their shoes. The occupational therapist evaluates the child’s fine motor, visual perceptual, sensory processing, gross motor and social skills. Therapy sessions use play to help children improve their skills for greater success at home, in school, and on the playground.
Our goal is to build upon your child’s strengths to promote further independence in daily activities of life, thus empowering every child step by step. We take a holistic approach in evaluating your child to understand how occupational therapy can most positively impact their life.
​In conjunction with their caregivers, teachers and health practitioners, we will take part in connecting the dots and determining a treatment plan that can address the immediate as well as long term needs of every child.
Our Expertise We Specialize In Building Skills to Help Your Child Flourish
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Coordination and Motor PlanningCoordination and Motor Planning
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Joint Range of Motion and Soft Tissue MobilizaitonJoint Range of Motion and Soft Tissue Mobilizaiton
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Handwriting SkillsHandwriting Skills
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Fine Motor SkillsFine Motor Skills
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NDT (Neuro-Development Treatment)NDT (Neuro-Development Treatment)
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Sensory ProcessingSensory Processing
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Strength and Endurance TrainingStrength and Endurance Training
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Picky EatingPicky Eating
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Feeding & SwallowingFeeding & Swallowing
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Reflex IntegrationReflex Integration
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KinesiotapingKinesiotaping
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Social-Emotional SkillsSocial-Emotional Skills
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Cognitive DisordersCognitive Disorders
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Body RegulationBody Regulation
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SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)
Any toddler, child, teen or adult who is experiencing sensory issues or developmental delays that interfere with his/her daily functioning.
The length of time a child is in therapy is dependent on the child’s particular needs and the follow through at home
Parent and/or caregiver involvement is a critical part of treatment. In order to reinforce progress made during the OT sessions, a home program, specifically designed for your child by the occupational therapist, should be diligently followed.
In order for children to successfully interact with their environment and move through space in an alert and organized manner they must be able to continually receive, interpret, and organize sensory information to produce appropriate responses. The ability to make sense of the world around them and function appropriately throughout the day is dependent on proper Neural-wiring and processing of sensory input from the auditory (sound), visual (sight), gustatory (taste), tactile (touch), vestibular (balance/movement), and proprioceptive (muscle/joint) senses.
The nervous system is unable to properly process or organize sensory information. SPD can affect all areas of life: fine and gross motor development, including self-help, visual perception, behavior, socialization, and speech. A child with SPD may struggle with daily tasks such as writing, putting on a jacket, following a teacher’s directions in a busy, noisy classroom, taking a bath or shower, playing on the playground. These seemingly simple tasks can be extremely challenging, frustrating, and scary for a child with SPD.
Children are provided with the correct amount, intensity and type of sensory input their nervous system needs to function properly. When the nervous system is processing information correctly the child is then able to produce appropriate responses. The therapist guides the child through activities that are specifically designed to provide sensory input that will challenge the child at his/her respective level. Sensory integrative therapy leads to improved behavior, skills, competence, and confidence.
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