How Star Whale can help your child

Occupational therapy for children is holistic, focusing on enhancing overall well-being and participation in daily life activities. For children, this can mean playing, learning to develop new skills and building independence. When a child is not participating to their potential, it is helpful to have an occupational therapy evaluation to determine possible challenges and develop a therapeutic plan for them. Our overall goal is to optimize your child’s participation in all they want and need to do in their daily life.

Skills that we can help your child with are as follows:

Sensory integration and processing skills

Develop ability to better receive and respond to sensory input related to touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing.

Executive functioning skills

Improve academic performance by becoming better at school-related and productivity tasks such as attention, organization, memory, sequencing and time management.

Fine and gross motor skills

Develop small and large muscle coordination for activities such as coloring, drawing, writing, jumping, running and playing sports.

Bilateral Integration

Use both sides of the body simultaneously and independently with greater ease for activities such as tying shoelaces, riding bicycles and using scissors.

Social and play skills

Build positive peer relationships by working on appropriate social interactions, functional play, sharing, cooperation and managing emotions in various social situations.

Behaviour and emotions

Manage behavior and emotions better in daily life by identifying underlying difficulties related to sensory perception/processing and self regulation.

Self-care skills

Become more proficient in daily routines such as dressing, feeding and age-appropriate chores.

Visual motor and perceptual skills

Improve everyday tasks such as handwriting, reading and hand-eye coordination.

Children and adolescents that we work with

As a dedicated occupational therapy boutique clinic, we work with children and adolescents over a range of diagnosis such as:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disoder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Speech Language Delay (SLD)
Handwriting / Learning difficulties (Dyslexia)
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Selective Mutism (SM)

Long term benefits for your child

Long term benefits
for your child

By empowering them with these skills, the goal is to:

  • Increase their ability to be independent

  • Enhance their social and play skills

  • Uplift their confidence and self-esteem

  • Provide them with a sense of accomplishment

  • Improve their overall quality of life

Remember, occupational therapy is like a fun-filled playbook where every activity is a chance for a child to shine and discover their inner star!

Approaches we use

We often use a combination of different intervention methods, tailoring our approach to the unique needs and preferences of each client. Here are some methods:

  • Alert Program
  • Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance Approach (Co-Op)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Collaborative Problem Solving
  • DIR/Floortime
  • Executive Functioning Skills
  • Handwriting Without Tears
  • Learn to Play Therapy
  • Parent Training
  • Primitive Reflex Integration
  • Sensory Integration
  • Sensory Strategies
  • Social Skills Training and Thinking
  • Therapeutic Listening (Sound-Based Intervention)
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