Kearny Mesa
858-565-6910

Chula Vista
619-475-6910

Carlsbad
(PT Satellite)
760-603-9457

Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is a health profession devoted to helping people with motor and behavior problems learn how to perform purposeful activities. For a child this may include a variety of play activities. This may include making a mudpie, climbing, jumping, buttoning, getting dressed, feeding self, drawing and writing. A child's "occupation" is learning through play.

At O.T. Etc,Inc. we provide evaluation and therapy services. The following are our highlighted areas of Occupational Therapy expertise:

• Sensory Integration techniques.
• Sensory Diets and home programs.
• ADL (activities of daily living) training to include:dressing, self-care, feeding, and utensil use to name a few.
  Interactive Metronome (IM)
• Therapeutic Listening(R):Listening with the Whole Body (Vital Links)- Auditory Integration programming.
• Handwriting training (with the Handwriting Without Tears program).
• Upper body and fine motor strengthening.

We specialize in pedatrics, accepting most children up to 13 years of age. Some common diagnostic categories include:

• Feeding aversion and oral motor/oral sensitivities.
• Developmental delays.
• Sensory integration dysfunction.
• William's Syndrome, Fragile X, Down's Syndrome, etc.
• Aspergers
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders (PDD)