| Therapy
can improve one's motor skills, which is used for walking, hand use, and
talking. Depending upon where the child lives, therapy can be offered
in the school, or in a clinic. Therapists are specially trained to
work with people in helping them to improve their way of doing things.
Physical, occupational, speech, and recreational therapy are performed
to improve the lives of those who have a handicap.
Physical
Therapy
Balance and movement
are worked on. Children with CP are helped with going up and down
stairs, if they're in a wheelchair use the chair better, walking, running,
kicking, and riding a bike.
Occupational
Therapy
The children's upper
body, arms, and hands are treated. There are so many things a occupational
therapist does to help the child. Since the hands are treated, the
therapist teaches the child to brush their hair, brush their teeth, write,
dress themselves, and even controlling their wheelchair [if they're in
one].
Speech
Therapy
Communication skills
are worked on. What's meant by communication skills is: sign language
[if the child is deaf], speaking, and/or how to use various communication
devices [if needed]. If the child has the ability to speak, the therapist
will on making their speech easier to understand, building vocabulary,
having better sentence structure, and teach how to better listen.
But if the child can't speak, the therapist will teach them how to use
various communicational devices so they can communicate. These devices
might be: posters with pictures, books, a board with the alphabet, and/or
computers.
Recreational
Therapy
These types of therapists
helps the child have fun. The child learns leisure activities and
different sport skills [like hitting a baseball with a bat]. The
child may also learn how to swim, how to ride a horse, do arts and crafts,
or other various activities. |
