Treatment
Our speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and behavioral therapists provide individual and group therapy treating children with a variety of abilities. We use evidence-based practices and developmental, child-centered approaches. All therapists are fully licensed and certified.
Behavioral Therapy (including ABA) helps children:
• Increase positive behavior and decrease interfering problem behavior
• Explore thoughts and feelings
• Regulate emotional responses
• Develop coping skills
• Form healthy relationships with family and friends
• Socialize appropriately
Speech and Language Therapy helps children who have trouble with:
• Articulation (speech sound) production
• Expressive language (verbal and written language expression )
• Receptive language (comprehension of written and verbal language)
• Pragmatic (social) communication
• Pre-literacy and school readiness skills
• Auditory processing
• Reading comprehension
• Voice quality
• Stuttering
• Literacy (reading and spelling )
Occupational Therapy helps children develop:
• Fine motor skills (i.e. grasping and controlling a pencil, cutting with scissors)
• Hand eye Coordination
• Self-Regulation
• Attention
• Body awareness
• Activities of Daily Living (i.e. brushing teeth, buttoning clothing, using a fork)
• Sensory Processing and Response
• Planning and Organization
Physical Therapy helps children develop:
• Gross motor skills (i.e. balance and coordination)• Participate in various settings (i.e. stairs, playground)
• Flexibility, strength
• Posture, gait
• Self-Regulation
• Body awareness
• Activities of Daily Living