Psychomotor delay in children is a condition for families and of course, patients. This delay manifests itself in a slower or altered development of motor, cognitive and language skills compared to what is expected for their age. As with any other condition, early diagnosis allows for better planning of the necessary treatments and therapies that translate into an improvement in the quality of life and development.

Signs of Psychomotor Delay

Psychomotor retardation can manifest itself in various ways, and its severity can vary from mild to more severe cases. Some of the common signs and symptoms include:

Late Motor Development: Children with psychomotor delay may take longer to reach motor development milestones, such as crawling, walking, or manipulating objects.

Coordination difficulties: There are usually problems coordinating fine and gross movements, which affects activities such as dressing, eating with cutlery, or playing with toys. The way they pick up and manipulate objects, especially smaller ones, can be clumsy and imprecise.

Speech and Language Delay: Language development may be slower, with difficulty pronouncing words, constructing sentences, or understanding simple instructions or ideas.

Cognitive Challenges: Psychomotor delay may also be accompanied by impairments in cognitive development, including the ability to concentrate, remember information, or solve problems.

Importance of Children's Occupational Therapy and TOi Robot for psychomotor delay

Children's occupational therapy plays a fundamental role in the treatment and management of psychomotor delay in children. This form of therapy focuses on helping children develop the skills necessary to participate in everyday activities independently and meaningfully. The best tool to apply it is without a doubt TOi Robot, a complete system that provides Children's Occupational Therapy applied to psychomotor delay and other conditions such as autism, ADHD, language problems, Down Syndrome, Guillain Barré syndrome and many more.

Some of the benefits of children's occupational therapy with TOi Robot include:

Development of Motor Skills: We work closely with children to improve their coordination, muscle strength, balance and fine motor skills, allowing them to perform tasks such as dressing, writing or performing self-care activities.

TOi Robot It has high-tech wireless tools such as the Sensy Magic Cube and Rocker that allows real-time feedback of each action.

Multisensory Stimulation: Children's occupational therapy with TOi Robot includes dozens of adjustable and programmable activities tailored to each girl and boy that stimulate sensory systems, helping them process and respond to information from their environment effectively.

Support for Speech and Language Development: Occupational therapists can use TOi Robot to optimize specific techniques and activities to improve a child's verbal and non-verbal communication skills, thus promoting more complete language development. In addition, TOi Robot is friendly and proactive and speaks in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Mayan language; In the near future it will include more languages and native languages.

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Do you know what are the signs that could indicate psychomotor delay in children? This condition can compromise the development of children's motor, cognitive, language and social skills. The most frequent signs appear at different stages of the life of the little ones and are the following: If after 4 months of age there is no control of the position of the head. If after 6 months of birth the baby is not able to sit still, and has little interest in what surrounds him, he is irascible. or stares at his hand for a long time If after turning one year old he still doesn't crawl or try to walk. It is also common for him to still put everything in his mouth. If at 2 years old he does not show interest in interacting with other children. He is hyperactive and cannot concentrate on a task. He keeps throwing objects on the ground repetitively and does not participate in symbolic games because he does not understand them. #pediatrics #child therapy #retrasopsychomotor #parenting #tipsforparents

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Promotion of Independence: Through occupational therapy, children learn strategies to carry out daily activities independently, which increases their self-esteem and self-confidence.

Support at home is essential

For families, facing a daughter's or son's psychomotor delay is challenging and overwhelming. Feelings of worry, frustration and stress may arise when trying to understand and manage the particular needs of children. In addition, they may face additional obstacles in terms of access to specialized health services and education. However there are options, consult health professionals. They are qualified to guide, plan and apply the necessary resources and therapies in search of full development.

Remember that early, multidisciplinary help to address needs is the best possible start to a full quality of life.