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What Is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy is the process of helping patients develop, recov- er, or improve their skills for everyday living. Those who are ill or who have been injured or disabled receive occupational therapy to help them live as independently as possible while accommodating for their limitations. Ultimately, occupational therapy is designed to help people be successful in daily living. Children’s primary “occupation” is learning and playing with their peers. Occupational therapy may help them develop their core strength through climbing, jumping, or swinging. In children who cannot write, that may be developing fine motor skills through coloring, drawing, painting, or even picking up items and placing them in bins.

We take our ability to do daily tasks for granted until we are faced with the challenge of an injury, accident, illness, or disability.

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