Pediatric Occupational Therapy in San Jose, CA
Why Pediatric Occupational Therapy?
Is your child struggling with everyday tasks like getting ready, feeding themselves, helping around the house, participating in family events, writing, or playing with others? Occupational therapy could be the key to helping them overcome these challenges and thrive!
At JLD Therapy, we use fun, engaging, and personalized techniques to help children build essential skills for daily life. Whether it’s improving motor skills, managing sensory sensitivities, or developing social confidence, our team is dedicated to supporting your child’s growth in a way that’s meaningful to them.
What Is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is a proven treatment for children who struggle with the skills they need to handle daily tasks. In this case, your child’s “occupation” isn’t a 9 to 5 job—it’s the activities that occupy their time every day. This can include self-care tasks, playing with other children, doing homework, and even regulating their own emotions.
Pediatric occupational therapy works on building the key developmental skills your child needs to handle these tasks more easily. Our expert occupational therapists (OTs) help kids achieve stronger:
- Fine motor skills (e.g., handwriting, getting dressed, or self-feeding)
- Cognitive skills (e.g., problem-solving, following directions, and remembering)
- Social skills (e.g., taking turns and recognizing body language)
- Self-regulation skills (e.g., managing emotions and behaviors)
- Visual skills (e.g., tracking moving objects and copying letters or numbers)
- Sensory processing skills (e.g., tolerating changes in environment)
Who Can Benefit from Pediatric Occupational Therapy?
If your child has trouble with daily tasks, they could likely benefit from occupational therapy. Your child may benefit from occupational therapy if they:
- Stuggle with clothing fastners (e.g., buttons, snaps and zippers)
- Difficulties on the playground including catching a ball, playing tag, etc.
- Overreact or underreact to lights, sounds, textures, or smells
- Struggle with self-care tasks like getting dressed or self-feeding
- Appear clumsy, uncoordinated, or accident-prone
- Have trouble focusing or paying attention
- Have trouble understanding social cues
- Face difficulty in managing their emotions or behavior
- Find transitions, changes in schedule, or new environments challenging
- Difficulty with school tasks such as writing, coloring and cutting
- Always have to be moving or seem to play rough
- Find it hard to follow instructions
- Struggle with organizing and completing tasks in the correct order (e.g., getting dressed)
Occupational Therapy Treatment Modalities We Use
We use a variety of evidence-based treatments to help children reach their fullest potential. Each of these modalities is designed to meet the individual needs of the child and help them overcome specific challenges.
Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) is a fun and engaging program designed to help children improve their handwriting skills. It uses simple, step-by-step instructions and playful activities to teach kids how to form letters correctly and write neatly.
This program helps children build fine motor skills, improve hand-eye coordination, and gain confidence in their ability to write.
Integrated Listening System
The Integrated Listening System (ILS) is a therapeutic approach that uses music and sound to improve a child’s sensory processing and cognitive skills. By listening to specially designed audio programs, children can learn to better regulate their sensory responses, increase attention, and improve communication skills.
This modality is particularly helpful for children with sensory processing challenges, autism, or ADHD.
Son-Rise Program for Autism
The Son-Rise Program is a unique, play-based approach designed specifically for children with autism. It focuses on building a strong, trusting relationship between the child and therapist by using the child’s interests to encourage communication and social skills.
Through a highly individualized and nurturing educational process, this approach helps children develop communication skills, engage in more meaningful interactions, and feel more confident in their abilities.
STAR Model
The STAR Model is a framework that helps children improve their sensory processing skills. It uses play as a platform for learning and development to teach children important social, emotional, and behavioral skills. This method involves parents in the child’s treatment to ensure they have the tools to support their child at home.
This modality helps children improve their ability to focus, regulate their emotions, and build strong relationships with others.
SCERTS Model
The SCERTS Model is an evidence-based approach designed to support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their social communication and emotional regulation.
The SCERTS Model focuses on developing functional communication, emotional regulation, and social skills in a way that is meaningful to each child. It encourages parents and caregivers to actively participate in the therapy process to ensure that therapy goals are integrated into everyday life.
Safe and sound protocol
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a listening therapy that uses specially filtered music to help children feel calmer, more focused, and better connected with others. It’s designed to support kids with sensory challenges, anxiety, autism, ADHD, and more by gently helping their nervous system feel safe and regulated. SSP can also boost the benefits of occupational therapy and other treatments. Contact us to learn how it can help your child!
Korro ai
Korro AI is an innovative therapy platform that blends artificial intelligence with interactive games to make therapy more engaging and effective for children. It supports motor, cognitive, and emotional development through fun, real-time activities that can be used in the clinic or at home.
As your child plays, Korro AI works in the background, tracking progress and giving instant feedback to therapists and caregivers. Think of it as a smart tool dedicated to helping your child grow and thrive.
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Reach Out Today to Get Started with Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Our team is here to support your child every step of the way, using personalized and fun occupational therapy techniques that make a real difference.
Let’s get started today! Reach out to us to schedule an evaluation, and let’s work together to empower your child to live a meaningful and joyful life.
