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Kids in Daycare

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy services have a primary focus on fine and gross motor, sensory processing, visual processing and play skills using a family centered approach. We collaborate extensively with families, schools, other professionals, and caregivers to help children develop to their fullest potential.  

 

Your child may need Occupational Therapy if they exhibit any of the following:

  • Distressed with textures (sand, grass, clothes, tags, different foods).

  • Seeks constant movement.

  • Is fearful of playground equipment like swings, slides, and ladders.

  • Appears clumsy, frequent falls, bumps into or trips over things.

  • Has difficulty with fine motor tasks like buttoning, zipping, cutting, and handwriting.

  • Has a poor attention span.

  • Is distracted by sounds and visual stimuli not noticed by others.

  • Have excessive behaviors and emotional outbursts.

Some diagnoses that Occupational Therapists treat include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Sensory Integrative Dysfunction

  • Developmental Delay

  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

  • Feeding disorders and Oral-Motor delays (infants and children)

  • Parent-child relational difficulties

  • Attachment

  • Handwriting struggles, Dysgraphia

  • Learning Disability

  • Prematurity and High Risk infants

  • Balance and coordination disorder

  • Cerebral Palsy

  • Neuromuscular Disorders

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Sensory Integration Therapy

(SiT)

Sensory integration is the brain’s ability to take in, process, and organize sensory information that we perceive through different sensory systems in our bodies.  Through our senses, we develop an understanding of our world, and it drives motor development.  Typically this occurs without us even being aware.  Our sensory systems working together to allow us to successfully perform various activities across environments.  If a child has sensory integration dysfunction or is not processing incoming sensory information from the environment in an efficient way, it is something that is not typically outgrown.

 

Sensory integration dysfunction can be considered a hidden problem because it is not as noticeable as physical impairments or speech delays (PTN, 2004).  When a problem is difficult to see or understand, parents and children may begin to blame themselves which can result in family tension, poor self-esteem and a general feeling of hopelessness. Interventions based on Sensory Integration Therapy is child-directed; sensory experiences are enhanced through meaningful play.

Integrated Listening Systems

(iLs)

iLs is a multi-sensory program for improving brain function. It is an enjoyable activity, or “exercise”, which can be customized for all ages and skill levels for implementation in clinic, school or home. 

 

Based on clinically proven outcomes, iLs programs utilize psychoacoustically modified music to strengthen existing pathways and create new neural connections/pathways in the brain (“neuroplasticity”).  iLs has a global effect on the brain and central nervous system, influencing the following systems: balance, visual, auditory, motor, coordination, behavior and emotional regulation.  As a result, it is successfully implemented for a wide variety of conditions:

  • Learning difficulties, reading, auditory processing

  • Attention & regulation

  • Sensory processing

  • Speech & Language

  • Autism and other neuro-developmental difficulties

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To learn more about iLs, visit:  https://integratedlistening.com/products/focus-system/

The Safe and Sound Protocol

(SSP)

The SSP is designed to improve an individual’s social communication behaviors by reducing hearing sensitivities and improving the processing of auditory information.  Some children have hypersensitive auditory processing which can affect their ability to adequately process incoming sensory information from the environment.  The SSP exercises the neural pathways associated with state regulation and social engagement and is designed as a tool to help improve the processing of this information.

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To learn more about SSP, visit: https://integratedlistening.com/products/ssp-safe-sound-protocol/

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