Occupational
Therapy for Children
As an extension of BACH’s Early Childhood Intervention
services, BACH offers therapeutic services to children over
the age of 3 through a specialized program called Integration
Station. Integration Station was specifically designed to
provide outpatient occupational therapy for children diagnosed
or suffering from:
- Abnormal Sensory Processing
- Impaired Motor Planning
- Autism
- Asperger's Disorder
- Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
- ADD/ADHD
- Down Syndrome
- Gravitational Insecurity
- Auditory, Visual, or Oral Defensiveness
- Touch & Tactile Defensiveness
- Poor Body Awareness
- Self Stimulating/Abusive Behaviors
- Dyspraxia
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What is Sensory Integration?
Sensory Integration (SI) is the ability of the brain to
coordinate and interpret the sensory information received
from the outside world and inside the body. Sensory receptors
in the human body pick up information from the environment
through the 5 main senses: Vision, Taste, Hearing, Smell,
& Touch.
The brain also receives information about the state of
the body through Proprioception (position of joints and
muscles), Kinesthesia (movement of joints and muscles) and
Vestibular (position of the head in relation to gravity;
body movement through space).
Sensory Integration contributes to development and helps
guide intervention by:
- Regulating arousal levels
- Increasing ability to attend and decreasing distractibility
- Decreasing anxiety
- Increasing comfort in the environment
- Decreasing stereotypic or self-stimulatory behaviors
- Developing internal motivation
- Facilitating positive interactions with peers
and adults
- Promoting Communication
- Improving performance of a variety of skills and
independenc
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The Benefits of Occupational Therapy
for Children...
Occupational Therapy focuses on developing a child's ability
to perform age-appropriate childhood activities and skills
necessary for success! Our licensed occupational therapist
is specialized in sensory processing disorders and provides
comprehensive evaluations to determine a child's level of
developmental ability in one or more of the following areas:
- Balance and Postural Reactions
- Muscle Tone and Strength
- Body Awareness
- Fine Motor Abilities
- Gross Motor Abilities
- Motor Planning
- Visual Perception
- Visual Motor Integration
- Sensory Integration
- Behavior
- Play Skills
- Social Skills
An individualized treatment plan is developed with the family
to establish measurable goals and objectives, engagement
strategies, and a sensory diet/home program if applicable.
Therapists use specialized equipment in conjunction with
the "Floortime approach" in a child friendly environment
developed to meet the needs of children with sensory processing
disorders.
Covered by Medicaid and Most Insurance Plans
Please see our links page for additional resources on Sensory
Integration
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