OT for kids

It was the month of December. I was in my 8th grade preparing for my half-yearly exams making notes.  The weather was so cold that after writing just one page, my fingers became numb. I couldn't hold the pen properly since my fingers couldn't feel the touch of the pen. My writing was very slow & clumsy since I had to repeatedly adjust the pen in my fingers & hold it tighter to feel the pen in my fingers... The main function of the human hand is to manipulate objects to achieve a goal. The ability to grasp objects & manipulate them using our hands is very vital for performing our daily activities.  In my previous articles, I have mentioned many activities on how to develop the functional grip to hold a pencil, to develop fine motor skills, & to develop proximal stability in children. Most of those activities can be used by children with some control of the small muscles of the hand. In this article, I will be listing some very basic activities that can be easily...

One day, a little boy came home from school early. When he reached home, his mom asked, "What happened? Why did you come home so early ?".  The little boy took out a note from his bag & said, the teacher sent me home & asked me to give this note to you. His mother's eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to him "Your son is a genius. The school is too small for him & doesn't have enough good teachers for training him. Please teach him yourself."So, he was homeschooled by his mother from that day.  Many years later, the boy who had grown up found a small piece of folded paper in his cupboard. He opened it & it was written "Your son is mentally ill. We won't let him come to school anymore." The boy was none other than the famous Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors of the century! Thomas Edison was dyslexic & had hearing difficulties. Yet, he became one of the most prolific inventors of all time & a succ...