Self-Care Skills
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Self-care is being able to independently take care of ourselves and our own needs. It is a developmental process learned as we grow and develop. Self-care in the school system includes being able to independently dress, manage fasteners, toilet, eat, and move from one place to another.
Occupational Therapy can assist students in increasing their independence and ability to take care of themselves in the school-system in these areas. |
Activities that strengthen fine and gross motor can often be used to improve self-care.
Self-care Milestones are the developmental sequence and approximate ages that students should be able to accomplish a particular skill. Although the list gives a specific age, each child is unique and may differ some from this chart.
Feeding Milestones are the developmental sequence and approximate ages that children should be able to feed themselves. Although the list gives a specific age (year and month), each child is unique and may differ some from this chart.
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Several students have difficulty tying their shoelaces. This can due to several factors, including difficulty with fine motor (all the small movements that fingers make) or difficulty with cognition (thinking skills). The video linked below is the method we use to help students learn to tie their shoes. It is being demonstrated by one of our district motor aides. It has proven extremely effective, and works best if you support your student by teaching the same method at home and in the classroom as we teach them in therapy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3b8KF36SzE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3b8KF36SzE
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