by Marie Pabica | Mar 29, 2024 | Developmental Delay, Pediatric Therapy, Physical Therapy
What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. It is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or...
by admin | Oct 28, 2023 | Communication, Developmental Delay, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy, Special Education, Speech, Speech Therapy
What is AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative communication. AAC are methods that can add to or be an alternative to our use of speech/mouth-word communication. AAC could look like… No-tech: a smile to indicate we’re happy, a cringe to show dislike, or...
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Developmental Delay, Feeding, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing
First, let’s talk about WHAT IS FEEDING THERAPY The goal of feeding therapy is to help patients develop normal, effective feeding patterns and behaviors. A child may be referred for feeding therapist if it has: Difficulty chewing foods, typically swallowing food...
by admin | Aug 30, 2023 | Communication, Developmental Delay, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Speech Therapy, Whole Body Listening
When you are just learning about your child’s hearing loss, it can be overwhelming. There are many treatment options available to help your child at home and school. In this article, we will discuss signs of deafness, congenital hearing loss, and children’s hearing...
by Jennifer Davis | Dec 28, 2022 | Developmental Delay, Fine Motor Activities
Children reach developmental milestones at their own pace, and some move faster than others. Two siblings in the same family may reach milestones at different rates. Minor delays are usually no cause for alarm, but an ongoing delay or multiple delays in reaching...
by Jennifer Davis | Nov 15, 2022 | Developmental Delay, Fine Motor Activities, Occupational Therapy Ideas
Occupational therapy may help individuals with ADHD in multiple ways. It can help a person identify barriers to success, develop strategies for tackling those areas, practice new skills or refine old ones, and brainstorm solutions when things do not go as planned....