Building Blocks Pediatric Therapy Assessments
Assessments include:
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
- Fine and Gross Motor Skills
- Executive Function skills
Contact us today to learn how we can help your child thrive!
Acquired Brain Injury/Concussion
Pediatric acquired brain injury rehabilitation supports children and youth as they transition from hospital or rehabilitation back to everyday life at home, school, and in the community. After a concussion or brain injury, children may experience physical changes, fatigue, headaches, slower thinking, attention or memory challenges, and emotional ups and downs.
We provide individualized assessment and therapy to support recovery, reduce symptoms, and rebuild confidence through a gradual return to daily routines.
Support may include:
- Assessment of motor, cognitive, and executive function skills
- Physical and cognitive rehabilitation tailored to the child’s goals and developmental stage
- Motor skill improvement
- Pacing, rest breaks, and energy management strategies
- Organization, attention, and task completion supports
- Return-to-school planning (collaboration with educators, accommodations, gradual re-entry)
- Education and coaching for families and school staff
For more information visit: https://www.bc-cfa.org/programs/children-and-youth/brain-injury
Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills are the small hand and finger movements children use for everyday tasks—like drawing, printing, using scissors, opening containers, and managing buttons and zippers. We build strength, coordination, and precision through motivating, hands-on activities.
We can help with:
- Pencil grasp, pre-writing, handwriting, and endurance
- Scissor skills, coloring, and drawing
- Hand strength, dexterity, and bilateral coordination
- Dressing fasteners (zippers, buttons, shoelaces) and tool use
Sensory Integration Therapy
Some children feel overwhelmed by sensory input (sound, touch, movement), while others seek extra input to feel calm and organized. Sensory integration–informed OT supports regulation and participation using strategies that fit your child’s needs and your family’s routines.
We can help with:
- Big reactions, meltdowns, shutdowns, and difficulty with transitions
- Sensitivities to sound, touch, clothing, grooming, or crowded spaces
- Sensory seeking (crashing, jumping, constant movement, fidgeting)
- Body awareness, coordination, and calm-alert focus
Motor Coordination and Movement Skills
Motor and coordination challenges can affect how children move through their day—from playground skills to getting dressed, to keeping up with classroom tasks. We help build functional movement skills in a supportive, confidence-building way.
We can help with:
- Coordination, balance, and motor planning
- Clumsiness, fatigue, and reduced confidence with movement
- Sports/play skills and daily functional movement
- Strategies and adaptations to reduce frustration and support participation
ADHD and Executive Function Support
Executive function skills include starting tasks, staying focused, managing time, remembering steps, planning, organizing, and regulating emotions. We teach practical strategies that work in real life—supported by routines and caregiver coaching.
We can help with:
- Attention, task initiation, and follow-through
- Planning, organization, time management, and routines
- Emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and transitions
- School-based strategies and accommodations
Feeding Therapy (Including Tube-to-Oral Transition Support)
Feeding challenges can look like picky eating, strong texture preferences, gagging, refusal, limited variety, or stressful mealtimes. We take a gentle, step-by-step approach that considers sensory, motor, and routine factors.
We also support transitions from tube feeding to oral feeding, working alongside families and (when involved) the medical team to build oral skills, comfort, and safe progress.
We can help with:
- Expanding food variety and tolerance for new textures
- Chewing skills, pacing, and self-feeding
- Mealtime routines and reducing stress
- Tube-to-oral transitions with individualized, gradual plans
School Consultation
When school feels hard—whether it’s handwriting, attention, regulation, or classroom participation—OT can help identify barriers and create practical supports. We collaborate with families and school teams.
We can help with:
- Classroom observations and individualized recommendations
- Sensory tools, movement breaks, and environmental supports
- Fine motor/handwriting supports and workload accommodations
- Home–school carryover strategies
- Kindergarten readiness
Forms
If you would like to add your name to the Occupational Therapy client list , please fill out the intake form and email it to: info@buildingblockspeds.ca
