understanding or using information from Therapeutic Listening is a program their senses. We help them to adapt and developed to help improve sensory Sensory ProcessiPrimitive cope in their world. processing though listening to specially ReflexIntegration modified music. Does your child have challenges with Can this program help your child? This Fine Motor Development Sensory Processing? Common “Red Flags” program often helps with: Visual Motor Development are: Self-regulation/calming Coordination Development Sensitivity to noise Hearing and other sensitivities Handwriting Development Refuses to get hands dirty Improved communication skills Sensory Processing Difficulty tolerating clothing (won’t Engagement in activities Therapeutic Listening wear socks, bothered by tags, prefers Motor skill development to be naked) Social interactions We can also help with: Runs/crashes into others (lack of Physical Strengthening personal space) Environmental Adaptation Over/under responds to pain Adaptive Equipment Frequent crying/tantrums with changes Caregiver/Teacher Education in routine Difficulty remaining calm and focused The Process: Primitive Reflex Integration Email with questions or concerns Primitive reflexes are the “Building Blocks” to see if your child could benefit from our which all of our senses, skills and abilities Occupational Therapy Services. build upon. They serve a purpose to help babies develop in the first 2 years of life. Assessment: Information is collected Sometimes these reflexes stay active and through observation, interview and having create problems with various skills and your child engage in play/activities. development. Feedback/Suggestions: After the How do you know if your child has active assessment is complete, we will give you primitive reflexes? Common symptoms of feedback and suggestions about how to active primitive reflexes: help your child. Coordination difficulty Treatment: Individualized treatment can be Balance problems set up to work on specific goals based on Extreme anxiety and fear parent/child priorities. Delays in development of motor skills Common Areas of Treatment: Problems with speech and articulation Sensory Processing Therapeutic Listening Sometimes children might have trouble
Sensory ProcessiPrimitive ReflexIntegration Fine Motor Development Visual Motor Development Coordination Development Handwriting Development Sensory Processing Therapeutic Listening We can also help with: Physical Strengthening Environmental Adaptation Adaptive Equipment Caregiver/Teacher Education The Process: Email with questions or concerns to see if your child could benefit from our Occupational Therapy Services. Assessment: Information is collected through observation, interview and having your child engage in play/activities. Feedback/Suggestions: After the assessment is complete, we will give you feedback and suggestions about how to help your child. Treatment: Individualized treatment can be set up to work on specific goals based on parent/child priorities. Common Areas of Treatment: Sensory Processing Sometimes children might have trouble understanding or using information from their senses. We help them to adapt and cope in their world. Does your child have challenges with Sensory Processing? Common “Red Flags” are: Sensitivity to noise Refuses to get hands dirty Difficulty tolerating clothing (won’t wear socks, bothered by tags, prefers to be naked) Runs/crashes into others (lack of personal space) Over/under responds to pain Frequent crying/tantrums with changes in routine Difficulty remaining calm and focused Primitive Reflex Integration Primitive reflexes are the “Building Blocks” which all of our senses, skills and abilities build upon. They serve a purpose to help babies develop in the first 2 years of life. Sometimes these reflexes stay active and create problems with various skills and development. How do you know if your child has active primitive reflexes? Common symptoms of active primitive reflexes: Coordination difficulty Balance problems Extreme anxiety and fear Delays in development of motor skills Problems with speech and articulation Therapeutic Listening Therapeutic Listening is a program developed to help improve sensory processing though listening to specially modified music. Can this program help your child? This program often helps with: Self-regulation/calming Hearing and other sensitivities Improved communication skills Engagement in activities Motor skill development Social interactions
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