Occupational Therapy Flashcards
Abilitation
To make fit, enable or endow with ability or capacity
Accessibility
The ability to make accessible to everyone
Accommodation
Changes that help students with disabilities complete tasks and access curriculum
Adaptation
Process of responding to change when a person’s normal response is not sufficient
Adaptive Equipment
A tool or device that helps people with disabilities or injuries perform daily tasks
Adaptive Response
The goal of sensory integration, and allow the child to learn and interact safely and appropriately
Assistive Technology (AT)
Technology that enables people with disabilities to participate in all aspects of society and lead more independent lives
Assistive Technology Device (ATD)
A product, equipment or item that helps people with disabilities improve, maintain or increase their functional capabilities
Bilateral coordination
The ability to use both sides of the body at the same time in a smooth and organized way
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Therapy approach that is used to help improve a person’s cognitive functioning and occupational performance
Cognitive - Perceptual Skills
The ability to process and integrate environmental information with existing knowledge to select and execute actions
Developmental Delay
When a child’s progression through predictable developmental phases slows, stops or reverses
Differentiated Instruction
Teaching method that aims to meet the needs of all students
Environmental Modification
Changes to the physical, social or temporal environment to help students learn or behave appropriately
Fine Motor Control
The ability to make precise movements with the small muscles in your hands, fingers, feet and toes