Osnat Rimon-Skura - Occupational Therapy Services

eryday activities through positive learning experiences. I provide services for preschool and school-age children to enhance their skills in the areas of social skills, academic, play, and self-care. I have worked as an OT in both private and public multidisciplinary clinics in Canada and Israel, delivered consultations to kindergarten and school-age teachers and training to occupational therapy students. My clinic is located in Thornhill, and is equipped with various therapeutic equipment and tools enabling a pleasant, welcoming and safe working environment. I provide therapy in Hebrew and English. My clinic services include:
- Occupational Therapy Assessment of pre-school and school-age children. The assessment is done individually in the course of one or two sessions. The child, his/her parents and the therapist are present in the room during the assessment. The occupational therapy room is welcoming and child-friendly and creates a pleasant and calm atmosphere. In some cases, as part of the assessment process, we include a session with the parents without the presence of the child.
- Occupational Therapy Treatments are “play-based” interventions that address the functional skills, such as: gross motor activities (e.g. jumping, ball play), fine motor activities (e.g. handwriting, drawing, colouring, cutting); activities to address sensory integration or self-regulation.
- The therapeutic process includes consultation with parents, contact with other care providers and/or the day care or school staff for consultation and information needed in order to provide a holistic OT treatment plan for the child and family. The treatment in the clinic is focused on toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children with challenges in the following areas:
- Children with developmental delays, children on the autism spectrum, children with special needs;
- Fine motor and/or handwriting;
- Self-regulation or social thinking skills;
- Play skills;
- Gross motor or motor planning (praxis), children with DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder);
- Children with Attention Deficit Disorder, planning and organization and executive functions;
- Sensory Processing Disorder;
- Self-care skills at home (Independent dressing, feeding, toileting, etc.).