When an adult is asked the question "What do you do?" the typical answer revolves around giving a description of their job or profession. But what do children respond with when asked the same question? More often than not, a child may respond with things like go to school, play with friends, splash in puddles, or draw a picture. That is because to children, all these things are their jobs!
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For those that have never worked with an Occupational Therapist, it would be sensible to assume that we help adults who are experiencing work-based difficulties, hence the word "occupation" in our title. Although, there are many OTs that do spend their careers aiding individuals in the process of acquiring a job or returning to a job that one values, my focus as an OT is slightly different. I look at the occupations of children and young adults. But if children don't work what are their occupations?
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