Kimberly H. White, MS, OT-RL

Pediatrics Occupational Therapist

Ms. Kimberly H. White is a Pediatrics Occupational Therapist in Forest Hill, MD with special training and skill in helping physically or mentally disabled children develop cognitive, motor, social, and self-care skills. As a Pediatrics Occupational Therapist, Kimberly H. White, MS, OT-RL performs educational and physical learning exercises with children disabled by injury or illness. Pediatric Occupational Therapy is a medical specialty dedicated to helping disabled children gain personal independence by improving sensory, motor, visual perception, and social interaction skills. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Pediatric Occupational Therapists include impairments resulting from birth injuries or defects, sensory processing disorders, traumatic injuries, autism, childhood arthritis, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, and many other conditions that affect children's motor and learning skills. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pediatric Occupational Therapists include play therapy, handwriting exercises, motor planning, gross motor coordination, sensory modulation, visual perception skills, and parental education.

Occupational therapists provide services to infants, toddlers and children who have or who are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. Occupational therapy is concerned with a child's ability to participate in daily life activities or "occupations." Occupational therapists use their unique expertise to help children with social-emotional, physical, cognitive, communication, and adaptive behavioral challenges and to help children to be prepared for and perform important learning and school-related activities and to fulfill their rule as students. Through an understanding of the impact of disability, illness, and impairment on a child's development, plan, ability to learn new skills, and overall occupational performance, occupational therapists design interventions that promote healthy development, establish needed skills, and/or modify environments, all in support of participation in daily activities.

Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapist

Ms. Kimberly H. White is a Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapist in Forest Hill, MD with special training and skill in enabling participation in daily activities. As a Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapist, Kimberly H. White, MS, OT-RL performs services for patients of all ages in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes. Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapy is the assessment and improvement of conditions that hinder patients' driving skills and ability to travel around their community safely. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapists include visual disorders, developmental disabilities, injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Driving and Community Mobility Occupational Therapists include patient evaluation, driving education, strength and motion restoration, and alternative transportation planning.

Occupational therapists can optimize and prolong an older driver's ability to drive safely and ease the transition to other forms of transportation if driving cessation becomes necessary. By identifying strengths as well as physical or cognitive challenges, occupational therapists can evaluate an individual's overall ability to operate a vehicle safely and recommend assistive devices or behavioral changes to limit risks. Occupational therapy practitioners offer a continuum of services related to community mobility, from evaluation of driving performance, through counseling and support for lifestyle changes, to maintaining independence and quality of life.