2. OT referrals
• When is a child referred for OT services in
a school setting?
1-Handwriting difficulties
2-Poor fine motor skills
3-Attention/Partcipation
4-Sensory Processing
3. Important components of an OT
Evaluation
1- Behavior during testing
2- Core Strength/Reflex Integration
3- Gross Motor Skills
4- Fine Motor Skills
5- Visual Motor Integration Skills
6- Sensory Processing Skills
7- Activities of Daily Living
8- Plan of Care
4. Behavior during Testing
• Attention and distractibility
• Active Participation (following directions)
• Impulsivity (waits for instructions)
• Termination
• Social Interaction
• Anxiety level
21. Plan of Care
• From the results of testing, I create a plan
of care (POC):
• Long-term goals and short-term goals
• Recommendation for OT services
• Recommendation to other services
including testing for auditory processing
difficulties
Retained reflexes can cause learning difficulties such as poor handwriting, decreased muscle tone, poor eye-hand coordination, poor impulse control
Tree, root, leaves
Weaknesses can reflect poor reflex integration, gives you information on proprioception, vestibular (gravity)
Sitting tolerance/endurance, alertness
The more effort a child puts into classroom skills, the more difficult it will be for him to process learning, auditory information