9 Ways Occupational Therapy Tackles the Symptoms of ADHD (with Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L)

Attention disorders can cause children to feel out of sync with the challenges of school, home, and of mastering life skills. They may wrestle with organizational challenges, self-monitoring and staying on task, and even motor coordination,. These struggles can lead to stress, anxiety, and poor self-esteem.

As a parent, you may be using lots of therapies — coaching, counseling, working with tutors, medication — to manage your child’s symptoms. Occupational therapy should be one of them. OT improves the skills kids need for daily living and gives them the confidence to succeed in life. What’s more, parents can use OT strategies at home to help their children thrive.

In this hour-long ADHD Experts webinar replay, Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L explains how to parents can use occupational therapy to break down tasks into manageable steps sensory interventions to increase focus.

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2. Could an Occupational Therapist Improve Your Child's Life?

3. How Occupational Therapy Transformed My Son's Life

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What about these services for adults?!

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I WAS ON A VERY INTENSIVE THERAPY PROGRAM FOR MY ADHD WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.