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Jessica Szklut

About Jessica Szklut

Hi, I am an occupational therapist at South Shore Therapies. I specialize in pediatirc brain injury and stroke, but love working with all families to help kids reach their optimal potential. Our mission with SST's social media platform is to empower, educate and inspire families to take on life’s challenges while promoting an optimistic outlook and a brighter future.

Entries by Jessica Szklut

Healthy Owl Food Craft

Healthy Owl Food Craft

January 24, 2023 / Feeding
Having fun and playing with food is a great way to encourage our kids to try new things. Click here to check out our healthy owl snack.
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Common Outside Referrals

Common Outside Referrals

January 17, 2023 / General Resources
Part of the role of a health care professional is to provide education and resources to families/caregivers to support your child's progress. This image provides a list of common pediatric referrals.
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What Is Visual Processing And How Does It Impact Learning?

What Is Visual Processing And How Does It Impact Learning?

June 14, 2021 / Occupational Therapy
Vision is a complicated process - it is much more than just how well we see. Vision is a combination of visual acuity (eyesight), how our eyes function (tracking, eye teaming), and visual processing. This article will focus on the components of - and importance of - visual processing (visual perception) in learning.
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May Is For Raising Awareness

May Is For Raising Awareness

June 7, 2021 / General Resources
As the flowers start to bloom and the sun is shining more, May seemed to fly by again this year. But during the past month, many important causes, populations, or groups were highlighted - both nationally and internationally - in order to raise awareness, education, and acceptance of such areas. This post is a recap of some of the groups that were acknowledged in the month of May.
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Kids Have Strokes Too: What is Pediatric Stroke?

Kids Have Strokes Too: What is Pediatric Stroke?

May 17, 2021 / General Resources
Did you know that strokes can happen at any age? That means kids can have strokes too! Check out this article to learn more about pediatric stroke.
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Why I Love Working Alongside Speech Therapists

Why I Love Working Alongside Speech Therapists

May 10, 2021 / Occupational Therapy
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month- so that means we get to highlight the profession and why we love our speech therapists! As an Occupational Therapist, I rely on, and collaborate with, my speech language pathologists regularly in order to best serve our kids. Check out this article to learn more about pediatric speech therapy (from an occupational therapist perspective) and why I love working alongside these amazing therapists.
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Our 6 Favorite Occupational Therapy Activities For Children

Our 6 Favorite Occupational Therapy Activities For Children

April 19, 2021 / Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is designed to use purposeful and meaningful activities to help individuals develop ‘skills for the job of living’. Well how do kids develop these skills? Through play! So it only makes sense that our sessions are play based and child led. Click here to learn about a few of our favorite OT activities, what they address and why they have become a fan favorite.
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What Is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

What Is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

April 5, 2021 / Occupational Therapy
April is occupational therapy (OT) month – so that means we get to highlight the profession and why we love our OTs! Check out this article to learn more about pediatric occupational therapy – what we do, how we do it and why OT is so important.
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Executive Functioning in Kids: Here’s How We Can Help (From Your Occupational Therapist)

Executive Functioning in Kids: Here’s How We Can Help (From Your Occupational Therapist)

March 8, 2021 / Occupational Therapy
Executive function is a set of mental skills that our kids use every day to actively engage in daily like skills, learn, and play. Executive function is responsible for your child’s ability to sustain attention, organize and plan, initiate and complete, problem solve, and regulate emotions. There are many different ways to address breakdowns with executive functioning skills. Your therapy team works together to address ‘the whole child’ so they can perform at their best. Check out some ways in which occupational therapy can focus on improving your child’s executive functioning skills.
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Color With Kip!

Color With Kip!

March 1, 2021 / General Resources
One of Kip's favorite things to do, especially on rainy days, is to color. Coloring is fun way for kids to express their creativity while simultaneously developing foundational fine motor skill needed for handwriting. Plus is can be a relaxing/calm down activity for the kids to engage in while their parents cook dinner. Check out some of Kip's coloring pages here! (free PDF downloads)
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