Occupational Therapy Services

Hand Skills for Children is an Occupational Therapy private pediatric practice dedicated to supporting children with sensory, fine or gross motor difficulties in order to enable children to achieve their personal best in life and school.  Owned and operated by Occupational Therapists, the company strives to provide comprehensive individual and group services.  We offer individual occupational therapy sessions at our clinic located on Danforth (Riverdale/Beaches), or at your home, or school. We also offer group programs at our clinic on the Danforth (Riverdale/Beaches).

Registration for our winter group programs is now open!  For more information on our groups this January 2012 click below:

Printing groups (all skill levels)

Social Skills group

Power Babies - infant development workshops

Gymnastics for Me!

Hand Skills for Children is proud to offer a gymnastics program taught by one of our Occupational Therapists, Jordana Caruso, 1999 Provincial Champion!  This program is intended for children with mild coordination and balance difficulties and/or children who would benefit from increasing upper extremity and core strength and endurance for physical activity.  For more information click here!

Individual Treatment

Occupational Therapy individual assessment and treatment sessions are offered at our clinic or at your home or school in the following areas:

Central Toronto

E ast York (including Beaches a nd Riverdale areas)

North York

Etobicoke

Woodbridge

Thornhill

Mississauga

Oakville

Burlington

For more information on our individual OT program at your home or school please click here.

For more information on our individual OT program at our clinic Pape and Danforth please click here.

Group Programs

Group programs are offered at our clinic located in Toronto east and in North York. Group based programs offer children a supportive environment while providing parents with an alternative choice to private therapy.

To read about our printing groups please click here.

To see our group schedule please click here

For group fees please click here.

The Writing Coach Program - Your Child's Teacher and Occupational Therapy Team

Following an Occupational Therapy assessment, it may be determined that the best approach to facilitate success for your child at school is to work with a team that consists of  an Ontario Certified Teacher from Helping Hands Tutors who will work with your child directly, and an Occupational Therapist who will consult and provide recommendations pertaining to your child's printing and fine motor needs.  The Writing Coach program offers you the best of of both professional supports to facilitate your child's academic progress at a reasonable cost.

For children who require direct Occupational Therapy intervention, this program provides a smooth transition to tutoring once the majority of the Occupational Therapy goals have been met and your child simply requires additional time and practice to consolidate their newly acquired skills.  Your child's Teacher from Helping Hands will focus on reducing the academic gap that may have resulted from their fine and gross motor difficulties, or difficulties with attention.  Helping Hands Teacher's have a deeper understanding of learning difficulties and learning strategies which results in a smooth transition from Occupational Therapy to academics.

Celebrating 11 years of service in Toronto & York Region!

"Helping little hands today makes a big difference tomorrow"