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Discovering Abilities Discovering Abilities is a private company that provides in-home occupational therapy services to children and their families in the Greater Toronto Area.

Your child may benefit from OT Services if he/she has difficulties with:

fine motor tasks (colouring, cutting, holding a pencil, etc)
printing, cursive writing or keyboarding
dressing activities (doing up buttons, zippers or tying shoelaces)
sensory processing (ie. bothered by loud noises or unable to tolerate certain textures of food or clothing)
gross motor tasks requiring balance and co-ordination (throwing or catching a ball, balancing on one foot, running, etc)
attention (ie. unable to focus on tasks or remain seated without fidgeting)

What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy is a health profession that helps people of all ages lead a more productive, satisfying and independent life. Fundamental to the practice of Occupational Therapy is the person's occupations. Occupation is defined as the tasks and activities that occupy a person's time and energy throughout the day. This can include things like getting dressed, preparing a meal, working at a job, playing, attending school, and enjoying time with family or friends. Occupational Therapy helps individuals to perform the occupations they need and want to do. When a person’s life is affected by illness, disability or any other problem, an occupational therapist (OT) can help them do the things that are important to them by addressing their difficulties. With children in particular, OTs most commonly address issues that impact their participation in school, self care or leisure activities. Discovering Abilities offers a wide variety of OT services including:

assessment of fine/gross motor skills
assessment of sensory processing skills
individualized treatment sessions
consultation to address difficulties at school and/or at home
Assessments may include one or more of the following:

standardized and non-standardized testing
parent questionnaire, interview or feedback
clinical observation

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Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00

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Discovering Abilities was established in 2011 in response to a need in the community for in-home occupational therapy services for children to address issues such as accessibility, fine/gross motor skills, sensory processing and self-care. What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy is a health profession that helps people of all ages lead a more productive, satisfying and independent life. Fundamental to the practice of Occupational Therapy is the person's occupations. Occupation is defined as the tasks and activities that occupy a person's time and energy throughout the day. This can include things like getting dressed, preparing a meal, working at a job, playing, attending school, and enjoying time with family or friends. Occupational Therapy helps individuals to perform the occupations they need and want to do. When a person’s life is affected by illness, disability or any other problem, an occupational therapist (OT) can help them do the things that are important to them by addressing their difficulties. With children in particular, OTs most commonly address issues that impact their participation in school, self care or leisure activities. Discovering Abilities offers a wide variety of OT services including: assessment of fine/gross motor skills assessment of sensory processing skills individualized treatment sessions consultation to address difficulties at school and/or at home Assessments may include one or more of the following: standardized and non-standardized testing parent questionnaire, interview or feedback clinical observation