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Executive Functioning
Planning, organization, task initiation, working memory, time management, attention, self-monitoring, and follow-through.
Explore executive functioning supportPediatric Occupational Therapy in Sarasota
Skills for school. Strategies for life. Greater independence every day.
Suncoast Kids Therapies helps children, adolescents, and young adults build the functional skills they need to participate more independently and successfully at home, at school, and in everyday life.
Executive Functioning SpecialtyMobile + VirtualPreschool through Young Adulthood
Real-world OT support
Built around participation, not isolated exercises.
- Executive functioning & school participation
- Fine motor, visual-motor & handwriting
- Sensory processing & self-regulation
- Daily routines & functional independence
Who we help
When everyday tasks feel harder than they should
A child can be bright, capable, and motivated—and still struggle to get started, stay organized, manage routines, use school tools, regulate, or follow through independently. Occupational therapy looks at how those challenges affect real participation.
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School Participation
Functional support for handwriting, visual-motor skills, school tools, multi-step routines, classroom access, and independence.
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Daily Life & Regulation
Sensory processing, self-regulation, self-care, transitions, daily routines, and practical strategies that fit real environments.
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Executive functioning deserves more than a checklist.
Some students know the material but struggle with the execution: beginning an assignment, estimating time, keeping track of materials, remembering steps, sustaining attention, or finishing what they started. Suncoast addresses executive functioning through an occupational therapy lens—connecting strategies to real routines, environments, and meaningful tasks.
Explore Executive FunctioningTask initiationOrganizationPlanningTime managementWorking memoryAttentionSelf-monitoringHomework systemsIndependence
Two audiences, one clinical standard
Support for families and educational partners
Children, Teens & Families
Individualized pediatric OT, executive functioning support, and parent consultation with services delivered in home, preschool, school, ABA, community, and virtual settings when appropriate.
- Preschool through adolescence and young adulthood
- Mobile/community-based care in Sarasota County
- Virtual services when clinically and professionally appropriate
Schools & Organizations
Structured virtual school-based occupational therapy, evaluations, consultation, IEP support, progress monitoring, and contracted coverage designed to integrate with district systems and special education processes.
- 10 years of school-based OT experience
- Experience across more than 20 educational settings
- Teletherapy service delivery since 2020
Why Suncoast
Experienced. Collaborative. Built around real-world participation.
School-Based Expertise
Extensive evaluation, IEP, teletherapy, caseload-management, COTA-supervision, and school-participation experience supports reliable educational services.
Functional Intervention
Strategies are connected to the routines and environments where children actually need to participate more independently.
Collaboration & Continuity
Clear communication and consistent collaboration support families, educators, paraprofessionals, behavior teams, and related-service providers.
A simple first step
Wondering whether Suncoast is a good fit?
Start with a free 15-minute consultation. Schools and organizations can use a separate partnership inquiry path.