To help explain the benefits of occupational therapy for children with hearing loss and their families, we sat down with occupational therapist, Leisa Chapman.
“My role at Hear and Say is to be part of the allied health team to holistically monitor the development of the children we see in our programmes. We aim to identify potential issues as early as possible and then provide targeted strategies which help children to thrive in their everyday settings,” said Leisa.
“Parents may become concerned when they notice that their child has been slower to reach some of their gross and fine motor milestones. For example, their child may be taking longer to learn how to crawl, walk, jump or climb on playground equipment. They may also notice that their child has difficulty using their hands for play and self-care activities such as holding cutlery at mealtimes, holding a pencil for drawing and writing activities or learning to cut with scissors.”
Find out more about occupational therapy at Hear and Say
