Occupational Therapy Developmental Skills

1 Year Old

Pulls off shoes and socks
Helps with dressing
Scribbles on paper
Stands alone
Walking (1-2 steps alone)
Uses thumb and pointer finger to pick up objects

1-2 Years Old

Throws/kicks balls
Eats a variety of solid foods

2 Years Old

Snips with scissors
Imitates horizontal and vertical lines
Removes elastic waist pants
Builds at least a 6 block tower
Pushes, pulls, or carries toys while walking

2-3 Years Old

Pedals a tricycle
Catches a large ball thrown gently from very close
Runs without falling
Drinks from an open cup

3 Years Old

Cuts straight lines
Copies vertical, horizontal lines and circles
Buttons large buttons
Throws tennis ball 5-7 feet overhand with one hand

3-4 Years Old

Static tripod grip (held with thumb, index and middle fingers while hand moves as a unit)

4 Years Old

Cuts out a circle
Zips jacket
Copies intersecting line, diagonal lines, simple shapes, some letters and numbers
Balances on one foot for 10 seconds

5 Years Old

Prints name from memory
Colors within the lines
Draws a person with at least 6 or more different parts
Cuts out a square

5-6 Years Old

Dynamic Tripod Grasp (held with thumb, index and middle fingers with ring and pinky curled into palm; movement of writing utensil comes from the fingertips)
Throws a target 5 feet away and hits target fairly consistently

6 Years Old

Copies letters and numbers
Skips
Rides a bicycle independently

Concerns warranting a referral to Occupational Therapy:

Frequent or intense meltdowns
Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
Excessive need for movement (jumping, rocking, swinging, spinning)
Becomes upset with change in routine, unexpected changes or transitions (difficulty adapting to change)
Excessively cautious and afraid to try new things
Poor concentration and attention
Bothered by certain textures of food or clothing
Distress with toothbrushing or hair combing
Limited food varieties
Impulsivity
Obsessive behaviors
Clumsy, awkward or accident prone
Avoids or slow to engage in new experiences
Under or over reactive to touch, sound, smell, temperature or movement.

Occupational Therapy Developmental Skills

Pulls off shoes and socks

Helps with dressing

Scribbles on paper

Stands alone

Walking (1-2 steps alone)

Uses thumb and pointer finger to pick up objects

Throws/kicks balls

Eats a variety of solid foods

Snips with scissors

Imitates horizontal and vertical lines

Removes elastic waist pants

Builds at least a 6 block tower

Pushes, pulls, or carries toys while walking

Pedals a tricycle

Catches a large ball thrown gently from very close

Runs without falling

Drinks from an open cup

Cuts straight lines

Copies vertical, horizontal lines and circles

Buttons large buttons

Throws tennis ball 5-7 feet overhand with one hand

Static tripod grip (held with thumb, index and middle fingers while hand moves as a unit)

Cuts out a circle

Zips jacket

Copies intersecting line, diagonal lines, simple shapes, some letters and numbers

Balances on one foot for 10 seconds

Prints name from memory

Colors within the lines

Draws a person with at least 6 or more different parts

Cuts out a square

Dynamic Tripod Grasp (held with thumb, index and middle fingers with ring and pinky curled into palm; movement of writing utensil comes from the fingertips)

Throws a target 5 feet away and hits target fairly consistently

Copies letters and numbers

Skips

Rides a bicycle independently

Frequent or intense meltdowns

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

Excessive need for movement (jumping, rocking, swinging, spinning)

Becomes upset with change in routine, unexpected changes or transitions (difficulty adapting to change)

Excessively cautious and afraid to try new things

Poor concentration and attention

Bothered by certain textures of food or clothing

Distress with toothbrushing or hair combing

Limited food varieties

Impulsivity

Obsessive behaviors

Clumsy, awkward or accident prone

Avoids or slow to engage in new experiences

Under or over reactive to touch, sound, smell, temperature or movement.