Her fine motor skills were affected so she visits an occupational therapist and physiotherapist every two weeks.
Besides being staffed by specially trained teachers, special schools are supported by specialist staff such as educational psychologists, speech therapists, audiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and social workers.
While an occupational therapist will often also do diagnosis, the physical therapist will be more likely to diagnose and treat the physical source of the problem; the injured tissues and structures.
