Occupational Therapy
At Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy, our occupational therapists help children develop the skills they need for daily life. From fine motor activities like handwriting to sensory processing and self-care skills, we create individualized treatment plans that make everyday tasks achievable and fun. We support children from infancy through young adulthood in reaching their full potential.
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Who Would Benefit from Occupational Therapy?
Our occupational therapy services help children overcome daily challenges and build independence
Fine Motor Delays
Support for children who struggle with small hand movements needed for tasks like grasping, buttoning, drawing, or using utensils. Therapy strengthens hand skills and improves coordination.
Gross Motor Challenges
Help for children who have difficulty with balance, strength, coordination, or larger body movements. Therapy builds core strength, stability, and confidence in movement.
Sensory Processing Difficulties
Support for children who are overly sensitive to sounds, textures, or movement or who seek extra sensory input. Therapy focuses on improving the way children interpret and respond to sensory experiences in a more comfortable way as well as provides caregivers support & training to meet their child's unique sensory needs.
Self-Care Skill Development
Guidance for building independence with daily routines such as dressing, toileting, feeding, and grooming. Therapy teaches step by step skills that help children participate more fully at home and school.
Handwriting Difficulties
Support for children who struggle with letter formation, spacing, grip, or writing endurance. Therapy strengthens foundational skills and teaches clear, efficient handwriting.
Visual Motor Integration Issues
Help for children who have trouble coordinating what they see with how their hands move. Therapy improves skills needed for tasks like puzzles, cutting, writing, and catching.
Attention and Focus Challenges
Support for children who struggle to stay engaged, shift between tasks, or manage distractions. Therapy builds regulation skills and strategies that promote successful participation.
Executive Functioning Skills
Help for children who need support with planning, organizing, problem solving, or managing emotions. Therapy teaches practical tools that support independence and smoother daily routines.
Play Skill Development
Support for children who need help building play skills such as turn taking, imagination, exploration, and age appropriate interaction. Therapy encourages joyful, purposeful play.
Bilateral Coordination
Help for children who have difficulty using both sides of the body together for tasks like climbing, cutting, or catching. Therapy strengthens coordinated movement patterns.
Primitive Reflex Integration
Support for children whose early reflexes are still impacting posture, coordination, or learning. Therapy helps integrate these reflexes to promote smoother motor development.
Cerebral Palsy
Therapy focused on improving mobility, posture, strength, and functional skills for children with cerebral palsy. Sessions build independence and support daily participation.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Individualized support for sensory regulation, play, motor skills, and functional independence. Therapy uses a strengths based approach that honors the child's unique needs.
Infant Massage
Gentle, guided techniques that support bonding, relaxation, digestion, sleep, and early sensory development. Parents learn how to provide calming and nurturing touch to their baby.
Torticollis
Support for infants with tight neck muscles or a head tilt. Therapy improves range of motion, strengthens neck and trunk muscles, and encourages symmetrical development.
Plagiocephaly
Support for infants with flat spots on the head/skull. Therapy offers positioning guidance, developmental support, and strategies that encourage balanced movement.
Global Apraxia
Help for children who struggle to plan and coordinate movements across the body. Therapy provides structured practice to improve motor planning and functional skills.
Low Tone
Support for children with decreased muscle tone that affects posture, strength, and coordination. Therapy builds core stability and functional movement.
Global Developmental Delay
Care for children who need support across multiple developmental areas. Therapy focuses on motor skills, play, sensory processing, and daily functioning.
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Fine Motor Delays
Support for children who struggle with small hand movements needed for tasks like grasping, buttoning, drawing, or using utensils. Therapy strengthens hand skills and improves coordination.
Gross Motor Challenges
Help for children who have difficulty with balance, strength, coordination, or larger body movements. Therapy builds core strength, stability, and confidence in movement.
Sensory Processing Difficulties
Support for children who are overly sensitive to sounds, textures, or movement or who seek extra sensory input. Therapy focuses on improving the way children interpret and respond to sensory experiences in a more comfortable way as well as provides caregivers support & training to meet their child's unique sensory needs.
Self-Care Skill Development
Guidance for building independence with daily routines such as dressing, toileting, feeding, and grooming. Therapy teaches step by step skills that help children participate more fully at home and school.
Handwriting Difficulties
Support for children who struggle with letter formation, spacing, grip, or writing endurance. Therapy strengthens foundational skills and teaches clear, efficient handwriting.
Visual Motor Integration Issues
Help for children who have trouble coordinating what they see with how their hands move. Therapy improves skills needed for tasks like puzzles, cutting, writing, and catching.
Attention and Focus Challenges
Support for children who struggle to stay engaged, shift between tasks, or manage distractions. Therapy builds regulation skills and strategies that promote successful participation.
Executive Functioning Skills
Help for children who need support with planning, organizing, problem solving, or managing emotions. Therapy teaches practical tools that support independence and smoother daily routines.
Play Skill Development
Support for children who need help building play skills such as turn taking, imagination, exploration, and age appropriate interaction. Therapy encourages joyful, purposeful play.
Bilateral Coordination
Help for children who have difficulty using both sides of the body together for tasks like climbing, cutting, or catching. Therapy strengthens coordinated movement patterns.
Primitive Reflex Integration
Support for children whose early reflexes are still impacting posture, coordination, or learning. Therapy helps integrate these reflexes to promote smoother motor development.
Cerebral Palsy
Therapy focused on improving mobility, posture, strength, and functional skills for children with cerebral palsy. Sessions build independence and support daily participation.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Individualized support for sensory regulation, play, motor skills, and functional independence. Therapy uses a strengths based approach that honors the child's unique needs.
Infant Massage
Gentle, guided techniques that support bonding, relaxation, digestion, sleep, and early sensory development. Parents learn how to provide calming and nurturing touch to their baby.
Torticollis
Support for infants with tight neck muscles or a head tilt. Therapy improves range of motion, strengthens neck and trunk muscles, and encourages symmetrical development.
Plagiocephaly
Support for infants with flat spots on the head/skull. Therapy offers positioning guidance, developmental support, and strategies that encourage balanced movement.
Global Apraxia
Help for children who struggle to plan and coordinate movements across the body. Therapy provides structured practice to improve motor planning and functional skills.
Low Tone
Support for children with decreased muscle tone that affects posture, strength, and coordination. Therapy builds core stability and functional movement.
Global Developmental Delay
Care for children who need support across multiple developmental areas. Therapy focuses on motor skills, play, sensory processing, and daily functioning.
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Get StartedWhat Motor Skills Should Be Present by Age?
Track your child's occupational development by age
- Brings hands to mouth (3-4 months)
- Reaches for and grasps toys (4-6 months)
- Transfers objects hand to hand (6-7 months)
- Uses pincer grasp (9-10 months)
- Feeds self finger foods (8-12 months)
- Drinks from sippy cup with help (9-12 months)
- Bangs two objects together (9-12 months)
- Points to objects (10-12 months)
Every child develops at their own pace. These are general guidelines to help track progress.
When to Reach Out for OT Support
There is a wide range of what is considered to be "typical" but here are some signs that your child could benefit from extra support.
0-12 mo
- Poor head control after 4 months
- Not reaching for objects by 6 months
- Unable to sit independently by 9 months
- Not using pincer grasp by 12 months
- Consistently uses only one hand
- Not bearing weight on legs
12-24 mo
- Not walking by 18 months
- Poor balance and frequently falls
- Difficulty manipulating small objects
- Doesn't scribble or mark paper
- Unable to drink from cup
- Overly sensitive to textures or sounds
2-3yrs
- Cannot jump with both feet
- Difficulty turning doorknobs or pages
- Cannot build tower of 4+ blocks
- Avoids messy activities
- Cannot use spoon or fork
- Extreme resistance to clothing
3-4yrs
- Cannot catch large ball
- Difficulty with buttons and zippers
- Cannot copy simple shapes
- Avoids playground equipment
- Cannot pedal tricycle
- Difficulty with toileting
4-5yrs
- Cannot hop on one foot
- Poor pencil grasp
- Cannot dress independently
- Difficulty cutting with scissors
- Cannot write own name
- Struggles with balance activities
5-6yrs
- Illegible handwriting
- Cannot tie shoes
- Poor organization of belongings
- Difficulty sitting still
- Cannot ride bike with training wheels
- Struggles with coordination
If any of these sound familiar, our team is here to support your family's journey.
Get StartedFrequently Asked Questions
Expert answers to your questions about pediatric occupational therapy
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Insurance accepted • Serving families birth-21 years