Occupational therapy
Purposeful, individualized activity building the skills needed for daily function — fine motor skills, sensory regulation, self-care, and handwriting.
What it is & how it works
Occupational therapy (OT) targets the skills needed for daily function — fine motor skills, sensory regulation, self-care, and handwriting — through purposeful, individualized activity. In children, sessions are often built around a “just right challenge” calibrated to the child's current ability.
How it's done
Typically delivered in individual sessions of roughly 30–45 minutes, with frequency (commonly one to several times weekly) and total course length set by the treating occupational therapist based on assessment findings and goals. Delivered in a clinic, school, or home setting by a licensed occupational therapist, often incorporating structured play and sensory-motor activity.
Conditions it treats
Why Brain Bridge
OT is delivered at Brain Bridge as part of the same coordinated, multidisciplinary model used across developmental care — goals set jointly with the family and reviewed against measured progress rather than assumed.
Evidence & safety
Core developmental/rehabilitation therapy across paediatric and adult populations. Session frequency and duration are individualized to the specific functional goals identified at assessment.
Related questions
Physical therapy focuses on improving movement, strength, and pain through exercise, while occupational therapy focuses on the skills needed for daily activities, such as self-care, fine motor tasks, and sensory regulation. The two are often used together rather than as alternatives.
There's no fixed minimum age — OT can begin in infancy when a developmental concern is identified and continues to be used across childhood and adulthood, since the profession is built to serve people of all ages.