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Occupational Therapy

"Amazing therapy center focused on the needs of the whole family and making therapy fun, engaging, and impactful for the child. The therapists are among the best in the area. I couldn't recommend BAC more!"
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Occupational therapists combine science and creativity to help children reach functional goals related to:

 

  • Fine and visual motor skills, including handwriting

  • Hand-eye coordination 

  • Postural control

  • Bilateral coordination 

  • Praxis or motor planning 

  • Executive functioning

  • Sensory integration 

  • Self-regulation 

  • Social-emotional development

  • Interoception

  • Independence with activities of daily living, such as sleeping, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom

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Who might benefit from occupational therapy at Boston Ability Center? Children and teens who have…

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  • ADHD/ADD

  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) 

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

  • Behavioral and/or mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD)

  • Cerebral palsy

  • Developmental coordination disorder (DCD)

  • Developmental delay(s)

  • Down syndrome

  • Dyslexia or dysgraphia 

  • Dyspraxia

  • Feeding challenges 

  • Hyper- or hypotonia 

  • Neuromuscular disorders, such as muscular dystrophy (MD)

  • PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive / Persistent Drive for Autonomy) 

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) 

  • And more!

Our occupational therapists have extensive training and expertise in programs and interventions such as:

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  • Neurodiversity-affirming care

  • Sensory-based strategies

  • Regulation strategies

  • Executive Functioning

  • OT in schools

  • Integrated Listening Systems (iLS) 

  • Interactive Metronome (IM)

  • Zones of Regulation

  • Upstairs/Downstairs Brain

  • The Alert Program - How Does Your Engine Run?

  • SOS Approach to Feeding

  • Beckman Oral Motor Program

  • Handwriting Without Tears 

  • Yoga for Special Needs

  • Reflex Integration

  • Brain Gym

  • DIR/Floortime 

  • Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (and upper extremity splinting)

  • Early childhood development (birth - 3 years old)

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COULD MY CHILD BENEFIT FROM

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES?​

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Check out the guide below to better understand your child's development and when to seek support!

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