Which is better, occupational or physio therapy? I need some advice  

The difference between occupational therapy and physio are the muscle groups they deal with. Occupational work with fine motor skills where physio work with larger motor groups. I have a hard time beliving, unless you are in a rural area that it would take you four years to get in to see an occuaptional therapist. I personally have worked with both after a car accident but found that what I need was physio as I had multiple broken bones. You really need to get your child into a pediatrician/childrens hospital for a correct referral. Either one will be helpful as they will both work with making your child stronger but the correct therapist will do much more for you and your child.

physio therapy is the best one........its a specialists job and the most needed in todays era..................

I have tried both few years ago because of some thing I need to deal with.Frankly speaking,They both are essential for improvement and recovery.But most of the times,everybody seems to like physiotherapy better because it looks like the result and improvement looks faster than Occupational therapy.But I think it is different and all these support are needed for your child.I don't think it will do any harm if you do both but the best of all is to consult your doctor regarding to things like this.Let the professional handle the pronblem will be the best advise I can give to you.I hope that your child can recover or have great improvement soon.God bless you.

Hi Sky,

I am strongly advising you to meet your General Practitioner in order
to decide whether you son required the treatment from the Physiotherapist
or Not, so the General Practitioner would decide the necessity of the
Physiotherapy to your son, and also you have to do according to the doctor
recommendation. As you have said that the Physiotherapist is the professional
would give the proper training to all the muscles in the body and to prepare
the peoples to the normal condition So I hope that your son
would get the proper treatment from the Physiotherapist for your son to
have the more comfortable healthy life styles.

Have a nice day.

Hello Skyeblue25!
well your speech therapist did give you a good advice by suggesting you to have a occupational therapy evaluation done for your child.Infact thats important in your sons case as he has many other issues which a physiotherapist won't be able to handle.most of the autistic spectrum disorder children tend to have sensory processing problems that would hamper their development.An occupational therapist would be able to find out if your child has such issues too before working out on the fine motor skills.
they can also help you with his problems with his activities of daily living (ADL like self care,eating, functional communication,dressing,transportation,mobility etc.).i am unaware with what exactly your son is struggling in the ASD spectrum.but usually the child with ASD has problem giving eye to eye contact,has limited social interaction,has problem in motor planning (like unable to tie shoe laces, unable to throw or catch a ball),attention,eating problems,communication problems,self esteem and other psychosocial issues too.which i feel an occupational therapist is better equipped to handle with their knowledge base of psychology,child development,sensory integration etc .
hope the information is of help for you.

They work with different areas and the OT can help with sensory issues as well as some oral motor issues. My Nerologist has my two in speech, ot, and Pt. The Physiothereapist can help with the gross motor issues.

Both are important for any child with ASD.

I believe a child with ASD should have started OT as early as you found out that child has ASD. It plays a big part.

Right now our child is doing OT 4 days a week at school & then at home as well.

If I had to pick what was better... I'd say OT, but I also feel both are important.

Try talking with your childs speech teacher again & weigh out the pros & cons.

My son went to occupational therapy for a couple of years and it helped him with his fine and gross motor skills when he was little. But we don't have the same system as you do over there, so I don't know anything about physiotherapy vs. occupational therapy. Sorry...

If your son has fine motor and sensory issues an OT would be great. My son did not get diagnosed until he was seven though we knew something was different at 3. He is 17 now and doing very well. He is an honor student in high school and will go to college. So there is hope. It is common that when your child is very high functioning that they get diagnosed later. High functioning or Aspergers kids "stump" the professional groups most of the time. Mine did. As your son ages his motor skills will improve. The school he is attending should have an OT to work with him. Check with your school and see if they can help you. Private OTs can be expensive so any help you can get from your school district would be beneficial.