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Occupational Therapy
Our registered Occupational Therapists assist your child using play to develop independence in their environment. Using motor and sensory processing techniques, your child will learn where his/her body is in space and how to sit and focus on one activity at a time. Developing these skills builds self esteem by allowing your child to complete daily activities such as: - peer interaction</li>
- paying attention in class</li>
- following directions</li>
- ADL (Activities of Daily Life)</li></ul>
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Areas Addressed:- Fine Motor Skills
- Handwritting
- Coordination
- Visual Motor Skills
- Self Care
- Oral Motor/Feeding/Swallowing
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- VitalStim
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Speech Therapy
Our Speech and Language Pathologists assist children who have communication disorders. They offer basic cognitive retraining to assure functional independence with decision-making, reasoning skills and memory. Areas also addressed within the department include oral motor strengthening, written expression and use of special communication devices. |
Areas Addressed:- Expressive and Receptive Language
- Articulation
- Pragmatic and Written Language
- Oral Motor for Feeding Skills
- Auditory Processing
- Swallowing Dysfunctions
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Physical Therapy
Focusing on movement dysfunction, Physical Therapists assist children with mobility, walking, teaching wheelchair transfer techniques, and conducting orthotic/prosthetic device evaluation and training. In a fully equipped gym, our therapists combine specialized equipment and one-on-one assistance to enable your child to gain confidence in balance, strength and endurance. We may also use special techniques to reduce pain and maximize range of motion as needed. |
Areas Addressed:- Gross Motor
- Muscle Tone
- Orthopedic Issues
- Neuromuscular Function
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