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February 2, 2022
How Occupational Therapy Can Help Individuals with Autism
Autism is a disorder that impacts a child’s communications skills and their ability to interpret and respond to social cues within their environments. Each child on the autism spectrum is different, but most individuals benefit from occupational therapy intervention.
Children on the autism spectrum struggle with picking up social cues and imitating actions, so they often struggle with learning new skills including dressing and hygiene activities. They are often over or under responsive to sensory input and often express these challenges through negative behaviors. Children with autism can benefit from occupational therapy to address difficulties with everyday activities like:
A skilled occupational therapist can assist with finding solutions to sensory processing challenges and create a sensory diet. A sensory diet is a series of activities done daily to better assist an individual with tolerating sensory input, transitions, and routine activities.
Katy R, OTR
Katy is an OT at Curative New Berlin Therapies.
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