Does your child not want to go outside because it’s too bright, only want to wear a specific kind of clothing, react poorly to someone getting close or not quite participate in play like everyone else, or tend to lose their balance and fall over a lot? If so, talk to your doctor about therapy being an option to help your child and you develop skills to overcome their obstacles.

Waiting period for evaluation:

As a Mom who has needed therapy for her children, I understand that any time is too long to wait when your child’s development is on the line. We guarantee to see your child within 5 business days of a request for therapy, and we will do everything in our power to get your child started within 48 hours of when the order was received. We will also work with you to get your child in for as much therapy as they need, we do not have standard plans, a treatment plan could be anywhere from 3 times a week for those that need a lot of intervention to once a month for those that only need some maintenance to update their home routines.

Services for children:

Physical (PT) & Occupational Therapy (OT) will use standardized assessments to discover the areas each child needs to work on. Then develop a plan that is a combination of play, exercise and education to develop the areas your child needs help in. Because understanding the information our sensory system gives us and learning how to use it is so important in balance, coordination, being able to pay attention and interact with others as well as achieve many developmental milestones, we will also develop a sensory diet for each child, and family.

Occupational Therapy Addresses:

  • Developmental skills (getting your child to the milestones that are right for their physical age)
  • Fine motor skills (things like buttoning, writing, using tweezers or scissors)
  • Skills to engage in developmentally appropriate daily activities (dressing one’s self, making a sandwich, sitting through a class at school, etc.)
  • Sensory integration (both for overstimulation- too bright, too loud, sensitive to touch, and understimulation, the need for constant motion and lack of personal space )
  • Visual perception (Important for tasks like reading and writing as well as balance and understanding their environment)
  • Strengthening
  • Behavior management

Physical Therapy Addresses:

  • Gross motor skills (walking, jumping, skipping, getting to stand, going up stairs, sitting up, etc.)
  • Balance
  • Vestibular-dizziness problems where the room is spinning
  • Gait training-walking
  • Strengthening and stretching