Occupational therapy works on different physical and sensory areas that impact a childs day to day functioning (like the fine motor and gross motor skills needed to walk, jump, hold a crayon, button a shirt). Occupational Therapy will also help to build regulation for when a child has too much or too little energy.

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Speech Therapy helps a child communicate effectively – if a child has challenges with producing sounds/strengthening the vocal chords/facial muscles needed to produce sounds, to work on the pace and volume of speech. Speech Therapy can also help with making communication more meaningful like using the correct word/adding words to form a sentence and then sequencing words to make sentences.

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Early Intervention - what I do - involves helping a child naturally build the intention to communicate, and to make social and play settings easier. The goal is to help a child regulate their attention skills, to build interest in what others are saying and to be able to build the skills needed to form interpersonal relationships. I also help children build self-regulation

tools, and teach parents strategies on managing distressing behaviors (like hitting/screaming/spitting/throwing things).

You do not need to do everything at once.

Your developmental pediatrician can help to choose which therapy is right for your child. More than one therapy may be recommended, but the needs of a child can change every 3-6 months.