Individual Programs
Therapists work individually with your child in the following interventions:
Speech & Language Therapy
This form of intervention is for individuals who display the following disorders:
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Articulation Disorders
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Receptive and/or Expressive Language Disorders
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Auditory Processing Disorders
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Phonological Processes Disorders
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Therapy
For individuals with limited to no verbal communication.
Types of AAC Systems:
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No, Low, Mid, High Tech System Development
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Visually Based-Learning Systems
Autism Therapy
For individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Social Communication Disorders.
Treated Using 3 Models:
Apraxia Therapy
For individuals diagnosed with apraxia of speech.
We employ the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol:
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Treatment to increase the coordination and motor planning of the individual's speech articulators (the muscles responsible for producing speech)
Speech & Occupational Therapy Intensive Treatment Program (SPOT IT)
An inter-professional intensive 6-week program for children birth to adolescents with speech, language, communication, and sensory-motor needs.
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The program runs 3 hours a day, 5 days a week for 3, 4, 5, or 6 weeks.
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This program is a collaborative approach to treatment, with Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists working individually with your child.
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This program was created to give your child the boost they need to increase his/her overall functional development and to reach his/her full potential.
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Children are assessed to determine the appropriate number of weeks of participation and parents choose the time frame that works best for their schedule anytime during the year.
Saa, M.P., Squillacioti, S., Rosin, S. (2020).
Intensive Collaborative Intervention Programs for Children With Developmental Disabilities.
SIS Quarterly Practice Connections. May 2020, Volume 5, Issue 2. ISSN 1084-4902.
Therapeutic Listening Program
Therapeutic Listening is a treatment approach which combines sound-based intervention with sensory integrative treatment techniques. It provides auditory stimulation, through the use of enhanced and specially recorded music, as a means of accessing the nervous system and stimulating areas of the brain used in listening and processing sensory information.
Benefits:
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Praxis, motor planning, bilateral coordination, and fine motor skills
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Focus and attention
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Self-regulation
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Organized behavior
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Postural control
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Oral motor skills and articulation
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Social skills and communication
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Sensory defensive behaviors
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Eating and sleeping patterns
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Response to sounds and verbal directions
Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting Without Tears is a proven program for teaching handwriting to children. Developed by Occupational Therapists, it uses multi-sensory techniques to make writing fun!
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Research-backed curriculum designed to be easy to teach and easy to learn
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Multi-sensory learning engages visual, audio, and kinesthetic learners
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Explicit instruction combined with guided practice to promote handwriting automaticity
Interactive Metronome®
Interactive Metronome® (IM) is an evidence-based training and assessment tool.
IM is proven to improve cognition, attention, focus, memory, speech/language, executive functioning, comprehension, as well as motor and sensory skills.
IM is a research-backed treatment program that helps improve timing through exercise and practice. Better timing leads to improvements in things like focus, coordination, planning, as well as processing speed.
