Scarborough Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services

Scarborough Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services I work in partn I am a member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario and the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists.

Scarborough Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services (SPOT Services) is my private practice specializing in the assessment and treatment of infants and children (0-18 years) with developmental challenges, delays and learning disabilities. About Kala

Kala Subramaniam BScOT, MSc, OT Reg (Ont)
I am an Occupational Therapist with more than 18 years of experience working with children. I graduated from the Occupational Therapy program at Queen’s University and completed a Master of Science through the University of Toronto Rehabilitation Science program. I worked for seven years at The Hospital for Sick Children in a variety of roles including Staff Occupational Therapist, Academic and Clinical Specialist and University Coordinator. Subsequently, I worked at VHA Rehab Solutions (formerly COTA Health) as the Paediatric Clinical Lead for the Central East team and provided services to children in the community as a homecare and school therapist. I currently continue to work in school care and have started my own private practice to meet the demands of families living in Scarborough and the surrounding area who are looking for private therapy for their child. I have experience treating infants and children with the following:
■acquired brain injuries (e.g. tumors, head injuries)
■attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
■autism spectrum disorder
■developmental coordination disorder
■feeding and swallowing dysfunction
■fine motor delays (e.g. handwriting difficulties)
■global developmental delays
■learning disabilities
■sensory processing difficulties

I have a passion for working with children’s health issues. I enjoy volunteering with the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists on the School Based Occupational Therapy group to help direct best practices in Ontario. I also love to share my knowledge with others through seminars and have presented at a number of schools within the Toronto District School Board and for parent groups. I believe in lifelong learning and continue to expand my skills through numerous conferences and workshops. My training includes the following:
■Applied Behavioural Analysis for Children with Autism
■CME/MEDEK Level I
■Handwriting Without Tears
■Intermediate Neurodevelopmental Treatment
■Therapeutic Listening with the Whole Body
■Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Vestibular – Visual Protocol

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Voting is open, would appreciate your support in my final year of practice:
05/02/2024

Voting is open, would appreciate your support in my final year of practice:

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03/23/2024

Nominations for Community Votes are open. The businesses who are nominated more move onto the voting round. You can click onto the link to support SPOTServices in our last nomination to this platform for recognition of my work over the years.

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08/19/2023

Hear! Hear!

07/11/2023

Watch your kids while they swim. Many kids will drown right in front of their parents, because drowning doesn’t look like what you think it does.

Do YOU know what it looks like?

It’s not what you see on TV. TV dramatizes it to keep you in suspense and make you keep watching.

This is what drowning REALLY looks like:

1) It’s SILENT. No splashes. No screams. They are trying to breathe and can’t make noises.

2) It’s FAST! It takes 20-60 seconds.

3) There is no jumping out of the water or arms flailing around. It happens almost entirely under water.

4) Their head will be arched up, attempting to reach the surface to breathe. They may bob up and down just at the surface for a little while and this can look like doggy paddling/playing.

5) Under the water, they are in a vertical, up and down position and their arms and legs are cycling as if they are trying to climb a ladder.

6) They can’t move forward much, if at all….not enough to get to safety.

7) They can be right next to the wall or an exit and still not be able to reach it…and they will drown inches away from safety.

8 ) They can be in water shallow enough for them to stand in but not realize they can simply stand up, as they are in panic mode.

Learn to spot drowning. You just might save a little life!!

07/01/2023

What a fun way to paint flowers. More importantly it works on finger and hand grasp, and wrist movements in an engaging way.

06/08/2023

Official 2023 Community Voting Awards Platform for Scarborough, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

Thank you to all of you who voted for me this year. I won Platinum in the Occupational Therapists category!! I truly app...
06/08/2023

Thank you to all of you who voted for me this year. I won Platinum in the Occupational Therapists category!! I truly appreciate your votes and trust in my care for your kids.

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05/04/2023

The voting period for the CommunityVotes Scarborough 2023 campaign has now started. Start voting now!

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Nominated in best Occupational Therapist category. I will let you know when voting opens 🥰
02/18/2023

Nominated in best Occupational Therapist category. I will let you know when voting opens 🥰

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