SERVICES

Physical Therapy

Goal of PT evaluation: Evaluate how your child moves and performs functional activities in his or her daily life.

Physical Therapy interventions may address:

• Sports-related injuries
• Decreased flexibility
• Range of motion impairments
• Poor Balance/coordination
• Motor planning skills
• Endurance training
• Gait training
• Orthoses or other medical equipment use (wheelchairs, walkers)

Occupational Therapy

Goal of OT Evaluation: Analyze a child’s overall functional performance to identify strengths/limitations interfering with functional abilities, and provide adaptations to promote functional independence.

Occupational therapy treatment could address:

• Sensory processing or modulation issues (desensitization or stimulation to different sensations)
• Fine motor skills (handwriting, hand-eye coordination, motor planning)
• Learning skills  (visual perception, attention)
• Self-care skills (dressing, hygiene, cooking)
• Psychosocial skills  (play, socialization)
• Oral motor skills (feeding)

Speech Language Pathology

Goal of SLP evaluation: Identify the strengths and limitations of your child’s overall communication skills.

 Speech therapy interventions could address:

• Articulation skills
• Speech fluency
• Social communication
• Word finding difficulties
• Language-based learning difficulties
• Structural language impairments
• Swallowing difficulties during feeding (dysphagia)
• Stuttering
• Apraxia
• Cognitive impairments (executive functioning, memory, attention, sequencing)
• Assistive technology