definition of occupational therapy

For those of you who are new to all of this, you might be wondering... what IS Occupational Therapy? And, why do I keep telling you to seek out an occupational therapist?

Mardy's note: This is an outstanding page/website I found to provide these definitions of the overall definition of occupation and occupational therapy, and I provide the link below; it's about sensory processing disorder, specifically.  LOTS of GRATE info and a 'finder' too!  read more »