Occupational therapy in pediatrics

This is mainly therapy after injuries or congenital developmental defects . Others include psychological disorders. It is necessary to adapt the therapy to the developmental level of the child (there may be regression or mental retardation ), primarily play is used . As with other groups, the most important thing here is to focus on self-sufficiency so that the child can grow up to be as independent as possible an adult individual (think of education, employment, establishing relationships and others). Children who are hospitalized experience stress from an unfamiliar environment - to minimize stressful stimuli, the hospital environment (decor) or contact with family members is adapted (it is usually possible to ensure the mother's stay in the ward). One method is basal stimulation .

Occupational therapy

• Use of play and creative activities;
• education and support of parents;
• selection of compensatory aids and training in correct use;
• providing an overview of suitable leisure activities.

Selected diagnoses

• Cerebral Palsy (CP)
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Myelodysplasia
• Mental disability ( Intelligence and its disorders )
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia

Links

References

• VOTAVA, Jiří. Ergoterapie a technické pomůcky v rehabilitaci. 1. edition. Liberec : Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7372-449-8.

• KLUSOŇOVÁ, Eva. Ergoterapie v praxi. 1. edition. Brno : Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7013-535-8.