Many
of my previous articles that discuss about autism. Now I will discuss one of
the therapeutic methods used to cure children in need special, namely
occupational therapy. Occupational therapy is the healing process through
activities that do not merely create a busy patient functional activity, but
effect containing therapy and beneficial for patients. It means the activity
directly applied in life so that helps the patient's health to be able to live
independently in accordance with the conditions.
A
lot of people don't know that a disease or disorder they suffer need handling
by occupational therapists. Here we will describe more detail about
occupational therapy about it. Before any further, it may be noted that
occupational therapy is not engaged in dealing with the physical disorders but
mental as well. Occupational therapy is tasked to train individuals or patients
with interference or either physical or mentally to be independent in his life
and return to the environment without the help of family or others.
Occupational
therapy moves on three areas, or commonly referred to as occupational
performance that is, activity of daily living (personal care), productivity
(work) and leisure (utilization of leisure time). However each individual
living requires that these three components. Conditions that require the help
of occupational therapists, among others, such as:
1.
Autism, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), ADD, DD (Developmental
Delay/developmental delay), asperger's syndrome, Down syndrome, mental
retardation (mental retardation), CP (Cerebral palsy), and learning difficulties
(Learning Disabilities), etc.
2.
Dimentia
Dimentia
is the decline in mental abilities that usually develops slowly, in which case
memory disorders, mind, judgment and the ability to focus attention, and it
could happen the decline of personality. At a young age, dementia can occur
suddenly if great injury, disease or toxic substances (e.g., carbon monoxide)
caused the destruction of brain cells.
Dementia
usually occurs gradually and strike the above 60 years of age.
3.
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s
is loss of intellectual ability and socializing that badly enough to affect
daily activities. In Alzheimer's disease, brain tissue health decline, leading
to decreased memory and mental abilities. not an infectious disease, but rather
a similar syndrome with apoptosis of brain cells at the same time, so the brain
seems to constrict and shrink. Alzheimer's disease is also said to be
synonymous with the parents.
Five
percent of people aged between 65-74 years old suffered from Alzheimer's
disease, and almost 50 percent of people older than 85 have Alzheimer's
disease.
6.
Addicted Drugs and Narcotics
In
people who have an addiction in narcotics and illegal drugs.
7.
etc.
On
the conditions of Occupational Therapy Services, child work on learning
activities such as Production Area, playground. The everyday activity of the
area such as eating, dressing, bathing. On the Area of the utilization of
leisure time such as playing with his friends. Whereas the conditions of adult
Occupational Therapy Services, working on areas such as work Productivity. The
everyday activity of the area such as eating, dressing, toileting,
mobilization, etc. On the Area of the utilization of free time in accordance
with patient-owned hobby like fishing, playing music, sports, etc.
What
are the conditions continue to be handled by the occupational therapist?
Patients can be referred to the OT is not limited to particular stages of
development, but all age could be consulted to get occupational therapy
treatments. For example the patient's children. Many children who've
experienced since small abnormality or disturbance of behavior or development.
For example:. To find out more detail characteristics, about the condition, can
be reviewed on the other occasions. It is all the child's condition can be
handled by the occupational therapist.
Children
with need special, as already mentioned above, required special attention and
extra energy to learn the basic skills in the care of the self (eating, bathing,
etc) or academic skills. For example easy it was to write. Do the activity of
writing requires complex skills such as: visual motor integration (coordination
of eye and hand), perceptual, cognitive planning of motion, muscle strength,
the relationship of space and distance, and many other components that required
therein. Sorry maybe the meaning of words is difficult to understand, but at
least we know that in the activity of writing required a lot of basic skills in
order to obtain good results. And this needs to be trained as well as the need
to process returns as readily.
While
undergoing treatment or occupational therapy does not require considerable
media tool or meaning. All media can be used, what matters is the purpose of
reply back therapy. One media can be used for multiple purposes, that's unique.
Say a paper. Paper can be modified in various ways to the media can be used as
a therapy for patients who have experienced glitches in his hands. Of course it
is based on the science activity analysis accompanied by clinical reasoning
(reason do activities in therapy) that's good.
A
therapist is also capable of designing the tools, modifications to the tool or
environment to facilitate the patient's daily activities. For example, a
patient undergoes the limitation of the scope of the motion of joints in the
hand or arm so that he could not afford to shave a mustache or beard who start
lengthening. If to shave must request the help of someone else. This does not
need to worry if consultation with occupational therapists. He will set out a
tool for you to be independent in performing the activity that you need without
the help from family or others. And there is still much that can be done an
occupational therapist to help you rediscover the meaning of life which may be
barely missing from yourself. Believe me, there is no mystical element in
occupational therapy.
