Children's occupational therapy: Accessing the service
These are some resources that support and explain occupational therapy for children and young people.
- Developing dressing skills (PDF)
- Developing fine motor skills (PDF)
- Developing gross motor skills (PDF)
- Hair washing advice (PDF)
- Meal time advice (PDF)
- Sleep advice (PDF)
- Toilet advice (PDF)
- Swindon Paediatric Occupational Therapy information leaflet (PDF). This provides information about how an occupational therapy can help your child or young person and what to expect from the assessment.
Useful resources
- Royal College of Occupational therapists
- Bliss support families who have had a child born sick or prematurely.
- Canchild is a non-profit research and educational centre located within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Our research is focused on improving the lives of children with a variety of developmental conditions and their families over the life course.
- Dressability is a charity based in Swindon that adapts clothes for children and young people with a disability
- Dyspraxia Association supports people and their families with dyspraxia and a developmental coordination disorder. The website includes resources, advice leaflets and details of the helpline.
- HemiHelp is a UK based charity for people with hemiplegia and their families. The website has lots of useful information and advice sheets
- National Autistic Association is a UK charity for people with autism and their families.
- Scope is a charity that promotes equality for disabled people.
