Pediatric Services

Parent Conference:

After our skilled occupational therapy evaluation, we offer a parent conference approximately two to three weeks later. The parent conference can be scheduled in person or via Zoom but your child is not required to attend. In fact, it is encouraged for the child to not be present during the parent conference. At the parent conference, we will review your child’s standardized testing scores. We also will go over our skilled occupational therapy assessment including: functional behavior, fine motor skills, motor planning, visual-motor skills, auditory processing, bilateral coordination, reflex integration, sensory processing, dexterity, attention, comprehension, sequencing, memory, problem-solving, organization, interpersonal iterations, use of coping strategies (self-regulation), routines and behaviors, dressing, schoolwork, and play. We will discuss our recommendations for the plan of care including frequency (how many times per week) and duration (how long the child will likely require services). If you have any questions, the parent conference is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your questions and concerns with a licensed occupational therapist.

DIR/Floortime:

We pride ourselves on using DIR/Floortime as our framework for our treatment sessions. What does this mean? We play! We work on challenging skills through play. Play is a child’s main occupation and children learn best through play.

Trauma-Informed Care:

Trauma can influence a child’s development in a significant way. It can rewire a child’s central nervous system and sensory processing abilities. During all of our sessions, our goal is to: build rapport and trust with the therapist as well as improve social emotional skills (identify and process those big emotions and slowly avoid that fight or flight response). Typically, there are a few different reactions to trauma that can occur immediately or can be delayed including:

  1. Regression – having more difficulty with skills the child previously mastered, (i.e. toileting, feeding, etc.).
  2. Physiological – increased stress hormones present in the body that cause a cascade of negative effects.
  3. Social-Emotional – having emotional outbursts that take a long time (10-15+ minutes to overcome).

Social Skills Training:

Questions to ask: Is the child able to make eye contact when interacting with you, friends, or others? Are they able to interact appropriately, and give appropriate space and/or boundaries during play? Are they able to play cooperatively with others or do they freeze when navigating new social situations? Is the child able to advocate for himself or herself to have his or her needs met? Can the child order their food at a restaurant? Is the older child able to communicate effectively for future job interviews? Is the child able to recover after an emotional upset? Is the child able to persevere through challenges?

Social and social-emotional skills are very important for children to master to be successful and independent adults. Sometimes children lack the skills needed to be successful in social environments.

With skilled occupational therapy services, we are uniquely able to address social skills as it is needed in most occupations (play, work, academics, etc).

Integrated Listening Therapy (iLS):

Ask us about our favorite therapeutic tool utilizing a non-invasive Poly-Vagal theory where we fine-tune the central nervous system through neuroplasticity. What does all of that mean? What does this look like in a session? The child wears special headphones while listening to what sounds like classical music. The classical music, or sound therapy, has been proven to improve auditory processing, attention, sensory processing, emotional regulation, communication, and social skills. This music activates the whole brain to improve communication to and from each part of the brain. Confused? Interested? Give us a call or explore the iLS website for further information. Unyte | Non-Invasive Therapeutic Tools, Safe and Sound Protocol (integratedlistening.com)

Vocational Readiness and Life Skills Training:

Is your child nearing an age where he or she is interested in working, driving, or taking on more responsibilities? Do you worry that your child may be lacking the skills to be successful in these new and potentially challenging areas? We are here to help in these areas. We will help the child improve their executive functioning skills (higher level thinking skills), social skills, ability to follow multiple-step directions and implement effective rituals and routines to ensure success. We can also help identify and implement compensatory strategies for intellectual and physical disabilities in the workplace.

Vision Therapy and Academic Readiness:

Does your child have dyslexia, dysgraphia, attention deficits, or auditory processing disorder and is falling behind at school? Book an evaluation today. We may be able to help improve oculomotor (eye muscle) control, visual-motor integration, visual perception, orthographic processing, phonological processing, rapid automatized naming, listening comprehension, auditory memory, and spatial awareness.

Student Advocacy Services

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Plan support for
parents and caregivers struggling to navigate school-based
challenges, understand and utilize their rights, or facilitate
administrative and staff adherence to current student plans and accommodations in place.

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