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Speech/language pathologists
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech/Lanuage Therapy
Speech/language pathologists work with children that
have communication disorders and delays. Besides providing individual
assessments, therapy services and parent training, the speech pathologists
also address feeding, swallowing, oral motor development and alternative
forms of communication.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy (PT) is the practice of understanding,
evaluating and working with infants and children to encourage normal
motor development. PT emphasizes activities that encourage balance,
skills working with both sides of the body, ball skills and strengthening—all
through play.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists (OT) use play to encourage
development of skills in the areas of eye-hand coordination, object
control, self-help and sensorimotor processing. This allows children
to interact (to the best of their ability) within their various
environments. Development of skills may also be acquired through
the use of compensations and/or adaptive equipment. |