Who We Serve
Roots to Rise serves individuals of all ages and specializes in pediatrics. Any individual who is having difficulty with meeting their developmental milestones, regain skills they once had, or need assistance with daily living skills may benefit from occupational therapy.
Primitive Reflex Integration
Primitive reflexes are the body’s form of survival for the first months of life and each serve their own purpose, but when those reflexes don’t go away when they’re supposed to they can disrupt every day living and typical development. Primitive reflexes often linked to inattention, vision difficulties, learning difficulties, challenging behaviors, and more.
Vision Skills
Vision can impact a variety of aspects of an individual’s life especially when it comes to learning challenges. Vision skills that can be addressed in occupational therapy can include visual motor skills (how the eyes are moving and coordinating with the brain and other body segments) and visual perceptual skills (the brain’s way of interpreting information from the eyes).
Sensory Integration
Sensory systems can be very challenging to interpret and understand how they may be affecting daily living skills. A simple sensory assessment of a child’s day followed by child specific sensory modulation techniques may help children thrive in their environment.
Picky Eating
Meal times can be very stressful for children with limited food preferences and their families. We use the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to address oral motor and oral sensory concerns associated with a limited food inventory.
Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skill delay can impact so much more than just hand strength. Daily fine motor skills that can be targeted may include pencil grasp, buttoning for dressing, opening and closing of small containers or packages, etc.
Activities of Daily Living
Activities of daily living include skills such as dressing, bathing, grooming/ hygiene, eating, toileting. and mobility
Community Involvement
Occupational therapy can help with community involvement when it is impacting your family’s routines. Examples could include grocery shopping, going to the park, birthday parties, and more.
Social Emotional Regulation
Social emotional regulation can include big emotions, challenging behaviors, or having difficulty with transitions.