Expertise
Areas of Expertise
The areas typically addressed at KidSkills are:
- Gross Motor Skills (e.g. coordination and balance, postural control).
- Fine Motor Skills (e.g. pencil grasp, in-hand manipulation, using utensils and tools, dressing skills).
- Visual-Motor Coordination.
- Visual-Spatial Perception.
- Pre-Writing & Handwriting skills (e.g. printing and cursive writing, modifications and accommodations for the education system).
- Executive functions (e.g. impulse control, time management, planning, task monitoring, organizational skills).
- Sensory Processing.
- Self-regulation skills.
Our Intervention Approach
All services are tailored to the needs of each child and delivered in a comfortable setting that is optimized for children. Throughout our intervention, we involve a variety of activities following a play-based treatment approach using an extensive collection of tools, mediums and games in our one-of-a-kind clinic.
What makes KidSkills unique?
Our guiding philosophy is that adequate and early intervention can be instrumental in providing children with the physical and emotional foundation to lead an effective academic and social life.
Through our commitment to the well-being of children and excellence in service* we now offer several assessment and treatment options designed to meet the budget and scheduling needs of parents that are challenged by the burden of the economy and their work commitments. but require intervention to help them achieve their potential.
Over the years KidSkills has consistently met and exceeded the expectations of parents seeking to improve their child's quality of life.
* All services provided follow the highest standards of confidentiality and quality outlined by the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC)
