How is therapy at Kidsplay different than therapy offered at school?
School therapy needs to be based on your child’s educational needs. It is also necessary to qualify for those services. Occupational therapy is considered a related service, meaning that it must be related to a primary service such as an academic service (i.e. learning disability or a speech/language service or physical disabilities, etc.). It cannot be the only service that your child is receiving. Occupational therapy services also vary greatly from district to district and they often are most focused on fine motor issues. Due to time constraints in the schools, sessions tend to be much shorter in your child’s school-based programs. Therapists may not be able to provide the intensity and the frequency that is needed. Often schools do not have the space for the equipment or the necessary equipment available to address sensory-based problems. Kidsplay has large gyms with a variety of suspended equipment.
