OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational therapy for kids and teens addresses concerns with things such as self-care skills, including feeding, bathing, and dressing; fine motor skills, including writing, tying shoes, and picking up small objects; neuromotor development; and sensory integration.

A child’s occupation is to play. Children learn, explore and participate with others every day. Occupational therapists provide three basic areas of support for children: fine motor, cognitive, and sensory. An occupational therapist can help a child attain greater independence in daily routines and activities.

Through demonstrated excellence in clinical, school, and home-based practice, our Occupational, therapists provide screening, assessment, consultation, and treatment in the following areas:

• Sensory Integration
• Interactive Metronome ®
• Therapeutic Listening®
• Handwriting Without Tears®
• SOS Feeding Therapy ®
• Beckman Oral Motor Approach®
• VitalStim® Therapy
• School-Related Skills
• Gross and Fine Motor Development
• Early Intervention Services
• Feeding and Oral Motor Development
• Balance and Coordination Skills
• Age-Appropriate Daily Living Skills/ Self-Help Skills
• Handwriting Skills
• Adaptive Equipment Purchasing and Modification
• Articulation and Language Development
• Augmentative Communication

We offer Occupational Therapy services to children birth through adolescence, with a wide variety of needs and diagnoses:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD & ADHD)
• Sensory Procesing Disorder
• Learning Disability
• Developmental Delay
• Downs Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Feeding Disorders
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
• Orthopedic Impairments
• Communication/Language Delay
• Hearing Loss
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech

We also provide Family Support Services such as:

• Development of Home Programs and Sensory Diets
• Home Sensory Gym Design
• Preschool and School Consultations
• Parent Consultations