OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSESSMENT

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Occupational Therapy Assessment
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nick is a three-year-old child whose preschool teacher informed his mother of some
concerned about his gross motor, fine motor and cognitive skills. His mother asked for a full
occupational therapy assessment. This report is focused on the observation done on Nick
during his playing sessions. Here, it was observed that he had some issues with his motor
skills and sensory perception as well as cognitive skills. Some of the observations may point
towards a neurological abnormality. However, he is very socially active and friendly. Finally
it can be concluded that his issues can be easily helped with a little bit patience and
encouragement.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Client identification................................................................................................................3
Purpose of assessment............................................................................................................3
Assessment context................................................................................................................3
Observations...............................................................................................................................4
Motor performance.................................................................................................................4
Sensory processing.................................................................................................................5
Cognitive skills.......................................................................................................................5
Social/Behavioural development...........................................................................................6
Additional sources of information.............................................................................................6
Appropriate standardized testing................................................................................................7
Interpretation of results..............................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference..................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Client identification
This report focuses on a three-year-old toddler named Nick (the child wearing blue t-
shirt in the videos) who was born on 10th March, 2017.
Purpose of assessment
Nick has been enrolled in occupational therapy due to his mother’s concerns. The
purpose of this assessment is to observe his activities and performance to make a judgement
and pinpoint his developmental issues.
Assessment context
Nick’s mother was contacted by his pre-school teacher who expressed her concerns
about Nick’s gross motor and fine motor skills, and his cognitive development. Hence, Nick’s
mother requested an occupational therapy assessment. This will be done based on the
following videos.
Video 1: Toddler Observation video pictures 002.avi. (2020)
Video 2: Toddler Observation Video 3. (2020)
Video 3: Toddler Video Outdoor. (2020)
Here, the judgement will be based on a set of indoor activities (for example, playing
with the toys, grabbing different toys and looking for them, climbing the stairs) as well as
outdoor activities (running, looking for others, playing with other children). It is important to
look at different set of activities in order to do proper assessment.
Nick is currently in preschool level. His country and education system is unknown.
No information on his family or family financial situation has been given.