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Understanding Our Services

Occupational Therapy: An evaluation and occupational therapy sessions may be needed when there is 

  • Decreased strength or noticeable weakness or fatigues easily 
  • Problems with balance 
  • Difficulty drawing, copying, writing (letter formation, spacing between letters or words) 
  • Difficulty concentrating or attending to directions, stories, or conversation, etc. 
  • Trouble figuring out how to do new things 
  • Confusion of left and right 
  • Difficulty dealing with changes in activities or routines 
  • Difficulty completing tasks in a reasonable amount of time 
  • Difficulty organizing his or her space 
  • Over/undersensative to touch or textures 
  • Over/undersensitive to noise 
  • Over/undersensitive to smells 
  • Over/undersensitive to light 
  • Over/undersensitive to visual stimuli 
  • Over/undersensitive to movement 
  • Mouths or chews objects excessively
  • Difficulty getting along with others 


Speech Therapy: An evaluation and speech therapy sessions may be needed when a child

  • Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
  • Does not babble (4-7 months)
  • Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months) 
  • Does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years) 
  • Says only a few words (12-18 months)
  • Words are not easily understood (18 months-2 years) 
  • Does not put words together to make sentences (1.5-3 years) 
  • Has trouble playing and talking with other children (2-3 years) 
  • Has trouble with early reading and writing skills* (2.5-3 years)
  • Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (1-2 years)
  • Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (2-3 years)
  • Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2-3 years)
  • Repeats first sounds of words—“b-b-b-ball” for “ball”
  • Speech breaks while trying to say a word—“—–boy” for “boy”
  • Stretches sounds out—“ffffff-farm” for “farm”
  • Shows frustration when trying to get words out
  • Loss of voice
  • Uses a hoarse or breathy voice
  • Speaks with strain and effort

https://identifythesigns.org/signs-of-speech-and-language-disorders/

https://identifythesigns.org/communicating-with-baby-toolkit/


Physical Therapy: An evaluation and physical therapy sessions may be needed when there is 

  • delays in development and/or hitting milestones:  

-By 2-3 years-Walks well, runs, stops, steps up, squats down, jumps down from step, kicks a ball 3-6 feet, throws a ball underhand

-By 3-4 years- Can run around obstacles, stand on one foot for 3-5 seconds, hop on one foot, ride a tricyle

-By 4-5 years- Stands on tiptoes for 8 seconds, walks a line backwards, stands on one foot for 10 seconds, alternating steps up and down stairs, gallops and skips, catches a tennis ball

-By 5-6 years- Maintains balance, jumps rope, walks on a balance beam, jumps sideways back and forth

  •  genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome 
  • muscle weakness or imbalances
  •  poor coordination and/or motor planning – Does your child have difficulty with activities like catching, jumping, running skipping and the ability to think of and carry out a motor act
  • nerve/muscle conditions, such as cerebral palsy 
  • torticollis/plagiocephaly- difficulty turning his/her head or turning to one side more often
  •  growth plate injuries
  • hypotonia (low muscle tone)
  •  toe walking or any abnormal gait patterns, difficulty walking long distances without rest 
  • a variety of other musculoskeletal conditions like spina bifida, TBI, or similar diagnosis.

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