05/09/2026
What people think OT is 👇
“fine motor skills, handwriting, cutting, maybe sensory bins…”
What a bottom-top approach to OT actually is 👇
We look at the why behind the skill
We’re not just looking at the hand that can’t cut or the child who can’t sit still—
we’re looking at the foundation underneath it all:
🫁 Respiratory & oral motor patterns
— mouth breathing vs nasal breathing
— airway efficiency, oral tone, tongue posture
😴 Sleep quality & regulation
— restorative sleep impacts attention, behavior, and learning readiness
🍽️ GI health & digestion
— gut discomfort, constipation, reflux → directly impacting regulation, feeding and daily participation
🧠 Nervous system regulation
— fight/flight/freeze patterns that show up as “behavior” in the classroom
From this lens, OT isn’t just skill-building—
it’s foundational system support for functional participation.
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