My child cannot sit still or focus in class
The teacher calls weekly. Your child fidgets, leaves their seat, blurts out answers, forgets half-finished tasks, loses belongings, and cannot copy from the board. At home, homework takes three times longer than it should.
What this could mean
These are the core behavioural signatures of ADHD, but they also show up in sensory processing disorder, high anxiety, auditory processing disorder, and sleep-deprivation. OT assessment helps separate motor and sensory contributors from purely attentional ones.
What to do next
An OT with ADHD experience can assess sensory regulation, executive function and motor factors. Treatment typically combines a sensory diet, classroom strategies (movement breaks, weighted lap pad), and skill-building for organisation and task completion. Works alongside (not instead of) paediatrician-led medical management.
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Paediatric Occupational Therapy
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Sensory Integration Therapy
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School-Based Occupational Therapy
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ADHD & Attention Difficulties
Your child has ADHD. The teacher says they can't sit still, can't focus, can't finish work. Before you decide on medication alone, know this: occupational therapy gives children with ADHD real strategies to regulate their body, organise their work, and succeed at school. Find an ADHD-experienced OT near you.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Your child avoids certain textures, covers their ears in crowds, or melts down over clothing tags. These are not tantrums. Sensory Processing Disorder affects 5–16% of children. Use Malaysia's #1 dedicated OT directory to find a therapist trained in SPD across all 16 states.