Occupational Therapy at Elevate Kids
At Elevate Kids, our Occupational Therapy Department is dedicated to helping children and adolescents develop the skills they need to participate successfully in everyday life. We provide comprehensive assessments and individualized intervention for children experiencing challenges with sensory processing, motor development, emotional regulation, and functional independence. Our approach is evidence-based, child-centred, and family-focused, ensuring that every therapy plan is tailored to the child’s unique strengths, needs, and developmental profile. We strongly believe in collaboration and work closely with parents, caregivers, educators, and other professionals, offering guidance, parent training, and home strategies to support consistent progress beyond the centre.
Areas of Expertise / How We Help
We provide occupational therapy services for children and adolescents with a wide range of needs including:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Sensory processing difficulties
- Attention and self-regulation challenges
- Developmental coordination difficulties
- Fine motor and handwriting challenges
- Play and social participation difficulties
- Emotional regulation challenges
- Delays in activities of daily living such as dressing, feeding, and self-care
- Motor planning and praxis difficulties
- Learning-related challenges affecting classroom participation
- Neurological and developmental conditions affecting motor and sensory development
Our goal is to help children improve their independence, participation, and confidence in daily activities across home, school, and social environments.
Therapy Approaches & Programs
Our occupational therapy sessions are primarily child-led and play-based, allowing children to engage in meaningful activities that naturally support development. Therapy incorporates evidence-based approaches such as the DIR/Floortime model, which promotes emotional regulation, social engagement, and developmental capacities through relationship-based play.
Sessions also include sensory integration–informed strategies to support children who experience sensory processing challenges, helping them improve regulation, attention, and participation in everyday tasks.
Movement-based activities inspired by Brain Gym® may be incorporated to support coordination, body awareness, and readiness for learning. Reflex integration through play may be used for children who present with retained primitive reflexes that can impact posture, coordination, and attention.
Structured play-based programs such as LEGO®-based activities may be incorporated to support collaboration, problem-solving, and social interaction. Therapy also focuses on strengthening fine motor skills, motor planning, and functional independence, helping children improve participation in classroom tasks, play activities, and daily self-care routines.
At Elevate Kids, we are committed to supporting every child in reaching their fullest potential by promoting independence, participation, and meaningful engagement in daily life.