Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy is a science that helps us improve our motor (fine and gross), motor-sensory and communicative skills, all of which are important for our health and well-being. 

There are two types of motor functions: Gross and Fine movements.

  • Gross motor skills involve large body and large muscle movements. These skills are improved with crawling, walking, jumping/leaping/skipping, going up and down stairs.
  • Fine motor skills, are small, sensitive movements, mainly of the fingers, such as writing, zipping and unzipping, buttoning a shirt. These skills require systematic training and many motor skills, such as hand-eye coordination, which also appear in dysgraphia. There are numerous complex movements and strategies for planning movements that are involved in learning each activity.

The basic fields of intervention by an occupational therapist are: self-care, i.e., personal hygiene, getting dressed, putting shoes on, preparing food, feeding, mobility and socialisation, such as participation in activities for recreation, relaxation and fun. 

The Greek Social Security agency (EOPYY) COVERS the cost of treatment

How do we recognise when a child needs occupational therapy intervention?

 

  • When the child finds it difficult to handle small objects, to hold the pencil properly, to use the scissors for cutting, to form letters, to draw within a frame, to copy shapes-lines.
  • Dysgraphia (illegible writing character, graceless writing, holding the pencil wrongly or having a wrong body position when writing, unequal letters and lines, not separating sentences, not keeping the right distances between letters and words).
  • Does the child avoid or find it difficult to look after him/herself, e.g., comb, brush teeth, certain types of cloth, are they hyper/hypo sensitive to touch, taste, noise?
  • Difficulties in getting dressed, buttoning up or tying shoelaces, feeding her/himself or going to the toilet on their own.
  • Cannot imitate others’ movements and does not participate in symbolic games/play.
  • Limited eye contact
  • Difficulties in inter-personal relationships and interaction with family and friends
  • Difficulty in sensory processing
  • The child is clumsy, stumbles on obstacles, has poor balance and often falls, poor body posture and reduced muscle tone. 
  • When the child has difficulty with balance exercises or jumping.
  • Difficulty in comprehending the structure and meaning of a game.
  • Limited concentration.
  • When find it difficult to follow complex orders.
  • Poor visual, auditory, verbal memory and difficulty in learning new skills and concepts.
  • Difficulty in acquiring quantitative, temporal and early learning concepts.
  • Makes stereotypical or ‘spastic’ movements.
  • He is hyperactive.
  • Avoids mixing with other children.
  • Does not play with toys/games suitable for his/her age
  • Prefers to play alone and has low self-confidence.
Occupational Therapy helps enhance gross motor skills (using the body's large muscles) and fine motor skills.

At the “Dyslexia Centers – Pavlidis Method,” our experienced specialists and expert collaborators implement occupational therapy techniques and interventions for preschool and school-aged children. Through individualized and group programs, as well as our exclusive specialized biofeedback programs, offered only at our centers, children improve their skills, become more independent, and enhance their socialization and self-confidence.

Our proccess
our occupational therapists follow the steps below:
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Assessment

We implement reliable diagnostic tests so that we know which abilities need improvemen

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Intervention: Planning-Programming

appropriate interventions to promote healthy development and cultivate skills, as well as treat-tackle corresponding difficulties of the child.

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Treatment with our specialised biofeedback TABLET programmes

developed and used exclusively at DYSLEXIA CENTERS – PAVLIDIS METHOD, offering pleasant and very effective improvement of dexterity and fine movements.

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Updating/Informing - Communicating with parents:

Training with specific advice for practising at home, so that comprehensive intervention is provided for the child. Cooperation with all those involved in the child’s immediate environment. 

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