- Telephone consultation with parents or carers
- Questionnaires from parents/carers and school staff
- Discussion with the child and parents/carers
- Observation of the child during different activities
- Sensory profiles
- Standardised and non-standardised assessments to assess gross motor skills, fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, visual-perceptual skills, handwriting, sensory processing and behaviour
- Assessment of self care skills and daily living skills, e.g. dressing, cleaning teeth, shoe laces, handwriting, play and school performance
- Observations of the child in the school environment
After an assessment is completed, a written report is completed and provided, with consent, to relevant professionals. The pack includes:
- Occupational therapy report
- Recommendations and treatment plan
- Advice and activity ideas
- If appropriate, expert witness report (tribunals and quantum)