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Pediatric Therapy Services
Pediatric Therapy Services
At all Children's Rehab, Our goal is to treat the whole child and maximize each child’s potential. We use a collaborative approach and work closely with the child’s parents, teachers, other specialists such as psychologists, ABA therapists and physicians.
At all Children's Rehab, Our goal is to treat the whole child and maximize each child’s potential. We use a collaborative approach and work closely with the child’s parents, teachers, other specialists such as psychologists, ABA therapists and physicians.
As a pediatric therapy team, we use an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. Our therapists learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and to improve outcomes for the children and families we service.
As a pediatric therapy team, we use an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. Our therapists learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and to improve outcomes for the children and families we service.
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy
Our SLP's are Board Certified and trained to work with kids who have:
Autism
Down Syndrome
ADHD/ ADD
Apraxia
Articulation Disorders
Fluency
Speech Pathology
Speech Pathology
Speech-Language Pathologists, also called SLPs, are experts in communication. SLP's are professionals who hold the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), which requires a master's, doctoral degree.
SLPs work with people of all ages, from babies to adults and treat many types of communication and swallowing problems. Our therapists are experienced in treating the following:
Speech Sound Disorders: When speech sounds in a child's language are not produced, or produced correctly, including articulation/ phonological disorders, and apraxia of speech.
Language Disorder: Difficulty understanding what others are saying and/or expressing themselves.
Fluency Disorder: Difficulty with normal fluency and flow of speech. Often referred to as "stuttering." Someone who stutters may repeat sounds, like t-t-t-table, use "um" or "uh," or pause a lot when talking.
Voice Disorders: Occurs when voice quality, pitch and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual's age.
Social Communication Disorder: Deficit in the use of language in social context, which and affect language expression and comprehension. Social communication includes following rules, like taking turns, ability to vary speech style, take the perspective of others understand and appropriately use the rules of verbal and non verbal communication.
Cognitive Communication Disorder: Problems may include struggles with memory, attention, problem solving, organization, and other thinking skills making it difficult to properly speak, listen, read, write or interact in social situations.
Literacy Disorders: The two most common reading disorders are dyslexia and reading comprehension impairment. People with speech and language disorders may also have trouble reading, spelling, and writing.
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: Problems in the development of feeding skills, such as sucking ,chewing, and swallowing food and liquids . A swallowing disorder may lead to poor nutrition, weight loss, and other health problems.
Who may benefit from OT?
Who may benefit from OT?
Children may require occupational therapy with or without the presence of a medical condition. Kids with the following medical conditions benefit from OT.
birth injuries or birth defects
sensory processing disorders
traumatic injuries (brain or spinal cord)
learning problems
autism/pervasive developmental disorders
behavioral problems
developmental delays
post-surgical hand conditions
spina bifida
cerebral palsy and other chronic illnesses
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapists help children develop the skills they need to grow into high functioning, independent adults. The variables that may be hindering a child's ability to progress normally will vary depending on the child, and it can at times be the duty of an occupational therapist to help determine the underlying causes of delayed social or cognitive development. They can then explore potential solutions and design a suitable therapy plan.
The skills of pediatric occupational therapists are critical, since the longer a child goes without mastering the skills required for success and independence, the more the problem can compound as they get older. Some of the general developmental areas they address include cognitive skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, self-care tasks and social skills.
Occupational therapists work with children in the following areas:
improving fine motor skills so they can grasp and release toys and develop good handwriting skills
addressing hand-eye coordination to improve kids’ play and school skills (hitting a target, batting a ball, copying from a blackboard, etc.)
learning basic tasks (such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing their teeth, and feeding themselves)
maintaining positive behaviors in all environments (e.g., instead of hitting others or acting out, using positive ways to deal with anger, such as writing about feelings or participating in a physical activity.
evaluating the need for specialized equipment, such as wheelchairs, splints, bathing equipment, dressing devices, or communication aids
improving attention and social skills to allow development of interpersonal relationships.
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