“In Development Support and Learning Support, our work is a race against time because we serve young children from 4 to 6 years old, which is the period that 95% of the brain is formed and developed. I believe all children are born with an innate motivation to learn and explore their surroundings in their own way.

As Occupational Therapists (OT), we use our observation skills to understand the needs of the child, his family and his school to create a holistic plan to support the child’s developments. We get everyone onto the same boat by sharing their contribution to achieve the goal. For example, in supporting a child with attention and memory deficits, his teacher will encourage him to be a teacher’s helper to remind his friends on the tasks they must complete, while his parents assign him to prepare his school bag according to a packing list, along with OT intervention that is tailored for him at school.

Through the daily practice in his own contexts, the child’s potential is seen, the success is gained, and most importantly, the child can make sense of what he learns. The difficulties then turn into meaningful opportunities where he can have fun in developing new skills. Learning can be fun, doing house chores can be fun, and facing the challenges can be fun!”

-Kapook, Wisarat Prarakanont – Occupational Therapist, Development Support and Learning Support