Our Pediatric Therapy Services
What is pediatric occupational therapy?
Our focus is on building everyday skills for children and their families. Occupations are the activities your child does every day. From using their hands, getting dressing, navigating emotions, and learning.
Play is one of the most important things your child does. So we tap into the magic of your child’s play and interests. We observe what they are choosing to do on their own, and join them in a therapeutic way. Encouraging them to plan, initiate, collaborate, and build developmental skills.
Ultimately, when your child enjoys and wants to do something, they are going to work harder and be more likely to repeat the skill later.
And before you know it, your child is celebrating a new skill (no matter how big or small).
What is developmental therapy?
In addition to OT, we also provide developmental therapy as needed for families participating in early intervention. This unique service looks at the big picture of developmental milestones for a child – with the intention of getting ready with the skills they need for preschool or kindergarten.
This could be:
Following structure in preparation for school routines
Practicing skills for participating with peer groups
Basic developmental milestones like color and shape recognition
Partnering with parents so you can understand and support your child’s development
Developmental therapy is about pulling everything together in support of learning because we know that intervention at a young age makes a big difference for future success.
What is pediatric speech therapy?
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Infants
With our expertise in early intervention, we’ve seen a lot of infants. Our experience and education have demonstrated consistently that small changes in routine and everyday tasks have a big impact immediately and in the long run.
It can be lonely and overwhelming as a parent to an infant with extra needs. We are here to support you and give you practical answers to reduce your stress and give you every available tool to meet your baby’s needs.
Using massage techniques to help calm babies and encourage bonding. We love teaching parents these massage techniques.
Addressing routines, physical comfort, and environment to promote a sleep routine for both baby and parents.
We teach you specific strategies to connect and care for your baby.
Developing a solid routine reduces the overwhelm of those challenging early months, particularly the needs of a baby with a medical condition.
Understanding your baby’s unique development and providing tailored suggestions to promote motor, social, and sensory development.
Addressing specialized needs such as splinting, muscle tone, or stretching when working with infants with neurological or orthopedic conditions.
We’re here to make sure you get the right specialty items with expert recommendations, assist with ordering, and access to our equipment loan program.
This is a researched-based approach, where we follow the lead of your child to improve skills for play, social engagement and movement.
Working with you and your child to learn how to identify, respond, and control emotions for fewer meltdowns and less anxiety.
Supporting those with difficulty eating due to sensory or medical problems.
Understanding typical development and providing individualized opportunities to practice movements to be able to pick up toys, start drawing, or play on the playground.
Reducing the overwhelm of where to start and what to try when attempting to potty train with a child with disabilities.
Small Children
You’re watching your child transition from baby to curious child. Support emerging skills during this exciting time of growth that gets them ready to attend school. Helping your child do the things of childhood – playing, moving, learning, and growing.
Don’t wait to see if they catch up on their own later. We’re here to calm your worries and give ideas for encouraging emerging skills.
K-12 Kids
There’s a wide range of reasons that school-age children benefit from occupational therapy. Whether they have a diagnosis such as cerebral palsy, ADHD, autism, or just struggle with typical childhood tasks, a little extra help could make a big difference.
We frequently address the common support areas to the right.
You don’t need to keep feeling frustrated by not knowing how to help your child at home or at school. We come up with a plan and implement it together as a team. And will we celebrate right alongside you as your child reaches each goal!
Reducing avoidance which causes problems with home and school routines.
Addressing underlying skills such as visual perception, following directions, and attention.
Improving ability to navigate the noise, sights, and experiences of home, school, and public places.
Developing coordination of movements big and small for playing on the playground, cutting, drawing, and clothing fasteners.
Helping your child become more independent with dressing, eating, bathing, and basic chores
Practice with responding to emotions, turn-taking, sharing, and communication.
Reducing impulsivity, and improving attention and problem-solving to decrease frustration and behavioral problems in the classroom and home.
Infant massage
Pediatric limb differences
Splinting for orthopedic conditions
Providing support to children with medical complexity including ventilators
Post NICU
Childhood mental health including anxiety
Hemiplegia
Cerebral Palsy
Sensory Processing
Advanced Specialty
We’re proud to offer advanced specialty areas.
There are some pretty special and unique children out there. And not every therapist can provide services to every child. Especially when encountering some more challenging cases.
We know results are improved with practice, so we’ve pursued advanced education and gotten hands-on experience to provide services listed to the left.