Occupational Therapy and Assessments

Occupational Therapy Assessments

An OT assessment can look at:

·        gross and fine motor skills

·        sensory processing

·        attention and focus

·        coordination and movement

In an OT assessment, we use a combination of standardised and non-standardised assessments. Typically, this will include the Movement ABC to assess fine and gross motor skills by playing games; the BEERY VMI, which looks at visual-motor integration through copying pictures of shapes; and a sensory profile, which is a parent questionnaire looking at how your child uses each of their sensory systems (e.g. sight, touch, hearing, smell, movement, etc). The assessment will be customised according to concerns expressed on a parent questionnaire provided ahead of the assessment.