Occupational Therapy for Autism | Autism Video Lecture | Understanding and Treating Autism - Health & Fitness

occupational therapy is used for
children with fine motor difficulties
and delays in children with the autism
spectrum diagnosis they are often fine
motor issues but beyond just the actual
using of whether it's a pencil grass or
a pincer grasp or tying shoelaces and
using the hand and eye coordination
which definitely children will benefit
when we give them or provide them with
occupational therapy support another
area that is getting very interesting or
included with occupational therapy is
the area of sensory integration and
occupational therapists are often
trained and providing that because
sensory integration is something that
children with the autism spectrum have
difficulty with they get overstimulated
by different sounds by movement by the
presence of and they're very sensitive
to their environment being able to
integrate stimulation from your senses
is something that's important and
sensory integration disorder or sensory
integration therapy to deal with this
disorder is important and provided by
the occupational therapists for example
a brushing or a massage and holding can
be very calming for a child some
children who are very fidgety you can
have them sit on a particular cushion
which allows them a little movement and
flexibility or using a certain kind of
vest which can give them a sense of
being grounded and can help them
therefore attend better to what has been
done some children have difficulty with
transitioning and moving from the
playground to coming back into the
classroom or one activity to another and
providing a little bit of sensory
calming brushing just reorientation
movement on a ball for example or the
use of you know jumping on a trampoline
before they get down to work because
they let out the energy and they feel
more intact there are lots of approaches
that have been used with sensory
integration that are beneficial to
children with the autism spectrum