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Do you have a picky eater? Or is feeding more complex? Does your child have a limited amount and types of foods they will eat? Some children have medical issues that can make eating painful or nearly impossible. Feeding dysfunction can be sensory-based, motor-based, medically-based, or a combination of these. We use the SOS approach to feeding to help you and your child learn the skills they need to eat a larger volume and variety of foods. 

Creating a relationship and connecting with your child are essential for therapy. We  use DIR Floortime, a relationship based model, to help your child learn to self regulate and engage in the world so they can communicate with those around them. We also use several other therapy tools including: sensory integration, gross and fine motor development, self regulation and social thinking concepts to help a child succeed in known and unknown environments.

Sensory sensitivity, sensory seeking, sensory unpredictability! It can be overwhelming for a parent. It is overwhelming for a kid. It's important to understand and learn how to adapt to your child's sensory profile. It's also important for children to learn to adapt to the world around them. This doesn't happen all at once, but gradually with guided sensory-based activities selected specifically for your child's unique sensory needs. 

Babies learn to regulate their internal body rhythm and signals though their parents taking care of their needs. At some point a a child needs to learn to self regulate independently. As children learn this skill it will be overwhelming at times and they will have outbursts and meltdowns. However other children may have more difficulty attaining this skill and are seen as having challenging behaviors. We use Zones of Regulation principles to help children  incorporate strategies and tools to stay in a "zone" or move from one zone to another, including calming techniques, cognitive strategies, and sensory supports. We also incorporate Interoception principles which help a child to listen to what their body is telling them and respond to their body before they get overwhelmed.

Watching our children grow is wonderful and exciting, but sometimes it can be worrisome. You wonder if they are on track reaching their developmental milestones. Children don't always follow traditional milestones, sometimes they develop on their own timeline. We use standardized tests to determine where they are in the developmental range and offer treatment to help them thrive in their development.

Fine motor skills are the coordination of the small muscles -usually referring to the hands and fingers. These skills include grasping objects, handwriting, cutting with scissors, shoe tying, fastening buttons or zippers, and using a keyboard. Mastery in fine motor skills leads to proficiency in all areas of life. 

Some children find soccer fields, bike riding, and skateboarding thrilling but for your child it brings on a full-blown tantrum and tears. Maybe the monkey bars might just be your child's worst enemy. Whether it's because your child is uncoordinated or needs some strengthening, we can help. In the end, they still may not be a professional athlete, but they will have more self-confidence.

Social skills may not always come naturally, it is important to help children learn about their thoughts and feelings. By using social framework principles children can learn to hone their skills by learning about hidden rules and unexpected behaviors, making smart guesses, recognizing flexible and stuck thinking, determining the size of the problem, and sharing an imagination. They learn how to read facial expressions and recognize a broader range of emotions, develop perspective about how others see and react to their behavior, gain insight into events that trigger their less regulated states, and determine when and how to use their tools to problem solve. 

Handwriting is a skill that needs to be taught. When a student does not learn this skill they can struggle with forming letters while missing the content of the teacher's lesson.  Handwriting can assist with reading proficiency and overall academic achievement. Legible handwriting is one of the best ways educators can evaluate the content of a students work. We use the Handwriting  Without Tears program to assess and remediate a student's handwriting challenges.